They may have disappointed last year. They may have had a chaotic and ultimately soul-searing off-season (at least for fans) but the Nets are No. 1 in Zach Lowe’s annual League Pass rankings. They are must-see TV.
In spite of all the bad news — or maybe because of it — Lowe thinks there is no team in the NBA more watchable this season than the Brooklyn Nets with their new “Big Three,” one of the best players in the universe, the best broadcast team (do not @ me!) and that subjective “zeitgeist” described by Lowe as “When you talk about this team at parties, do people slink away?