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Brooklyn Nets 2016: Year in Review

By Zach Cronin

Dec 22, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) stitches before the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 22, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) stitches before the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Caris Levert (Michigan) greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number twenty overall pick to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Caris Levert (Michigan) greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number twenty overall pick to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

July 14, 2016 – Nets sign Caris LeVert and Anthony Bennett

Caris LeVert was the prize Sean Marks got after trading Thaddeus Young for the Pacers’ first-round pick, and it’s clear that he needs to get back into the swing of playing organized basketball. LeVert didn’t debut until December 7, as he recovered from foot surgery that caused him to miss the second half of his senior season with the Michigan Wolverines.

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He has all of the tools and skills to be a solid rotational player once he gets acclimated to the NBA, and that’ll be a welcoming sign for the Nets. At his size, 6-foot-7, he can play and defend multiple positions. He’ll slowly adjust to the deeper three-point line, and I wouldn’t be shocked to see LeVert return to being a reliable outside shooter like he was in Michigan.

After wrongfully being selected first overall back in 2013, Anthony Bennett is still trying to get his career on track. With Brooklyn, it’s not going well. The issue isn’t his performance, but the inconsistency of it. Some days, Bennett will go out there and make you think, “wow, this guy deserves more playing time!”

The next game, he’ll make you think the opposite. “Wow, this guy’s a bum! Why is he playing.” If I could diagnose the problems, I would. He hasn’t been able to find his shooting stroke from outside, so there’s that. But he’s making nearly 56 percent of his two-point shots — the only problem is that he takes more twos than threes.