The Brooklyn Nets entered the 2016-17 NBA season expected to be one of the league’s worst teams, as new general manager Sean Marks and head coach Kenny Atkinson begin recovering from the Billy King regime’s strategy of swapping youth and draft picks for high-priced older veterans in a failed pursuit of instant success. They’ve come out of the gate eager to prove the doubters wrong, going 2-3 through five games and showing plenty of fight even in their losses (save a 30-point blowout at the hands of the Chicago Bulls).
Jeremy Lin will miss at least two weeks with a hamstring strain (Ball Don't Lie)
