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Brooklyn Nets: How Does Their Current Rebuild Compare to Those of the Past?

By Malcolm Ireland

Feb 19, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets new general manager Sean Marks speaks to the media during a press conference before a game against the New York Knicks at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 19, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets new general manager Sean Marks speaks to the media during a press conference before a game against the New York Knicks at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 13, 2015; Sacramento, CA, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (24) fouls Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins (15) on a drive against Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez (11) during the third quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Sacramento Kings defeated the Brooklyn Nets 111-109. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 13, 2015; Sacramento, CA, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (24) fouls Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins (15) on a drive against Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez (11) during the third quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Sacramento Kings defeated the Brooklyn Nets 111-109. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

Current Rebuild

Everything here leads the Nets to where they are today. The team has completely cleaned house since 2014 and are heading a different direction with new GM Sean Marks. The only player that has not been moved is Brook Lopez. Brooklyn is trying to right the ship now with a rebuild in a more traditional way. Marks is trying to get back to the way the Nets used to build their teams. He may even take some inspiration from his former team, the San Antonio Spurs. Marks has this team going in a different direction than in the past.

He knows it will be hard to attract free agents to Brooklyn. Instead, he is signing young talent and trying to find a gem late in upcoming drafts. This year, he traded their second best player in Thaddeus Young for the 20th pick in the draft. That pick turned out to be Caris LeVert. With guys like Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, LeVert, Isaiah Whitehead, and Chris McCullough on the team, it is clear the Nets are going younger.

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If this is the Nets’ current direction, how does Lopez fit into the equation? Will Marks just stand pat with the current roster? Will he make a move this season to bring in another star player to put alongside Lopez? Or will he trade Lopez for a draft pick and try his luck at drafting a future All-Star? It is uncertain, but the state of the team is officially in rebuild mode. Time will only tell if the Nets truly go in a different direction as opposed to past rebuilds.