The Nets finished 22nd in defensive rating in the 2020-2021 NBA season. That rating ballooned in the postseason all the way to 4th of the 16 playoff teams; but still, it’d be foolish to call last year’s Nets squad a group of defensive-minded grinders.
That could change this upcoming season.
The Nets got busy this off-season, snagging defensive guard Jevon Carter during a draft day trade that sent Landry Shamet to Phoenix while revamping the bench with the likes of James Johnson and DeAndre’ Bembry, both of whom provide some intensity as multi-positional deterrents.
“I don’t think it’s going to be any easy buckets, I’ll tell you that,” said a smiling Bruce Brown about Brooklyn’s moves this summer.