Did someone say "surprise?" Take a look at 16 years of history below. If they pull one off, it will add to the Nets' Draft Night lure. It’s filled with wonders and blunders, like most teams, with the exception of the Spurs who never seem to screw up! And who came from the Spurs?! Hope springs eternal!
2000:
The Nets got lucky (winning the lottery at 25-1 odds) and unlucky (the worst draft in the last 20 years). Then, during workouts, Kenyon Martin collapsed after three or four plays, an indicator that he was either unhappy about the prospect of playing for the woeful Nets or his leg was still not healed after serious surgery that winter.