The Nets played their 41st game Saturday in Atlanta, officially turning the corner for the halfway point of the season. And frankly, it’s hard to imagine a season going much worse — firing their coach, reassigning their general manager, and losing both their team leader and most promising young talent to injuries.
After resetting his team last Sunday by canning coach Lionel Hollins and removing GM Billy King, owner Mikhail Prokhorov admitted the tough lessons he has learned. NBA commissioner Adam Silver backed the Russian, telling reporters in London on Thursday “there are no shortcuts to building winning franchises in the NBA.