With the season winding down to an ignominious conclusion, Nets fans will soon have both eyes firmly on the future. The May 12 draft lottery will provide a boost (or a letdown) for their hopes. However the ping pong balls fall, the pressure will be on GM Sean Marks to find a future star with the first lottery pick of his career. But the team’s short-term future will really only begin to come into focus after the draft. That’s when the Nets face a choice—whether to continue tanking for another season or turn, as best they can, to winning.
Summer of our lives: Will Brooklyn Nets play to win this summer?
