Four Positives For the Brooklyn Nets at the All-Star Break

Jan 8, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) reacts with the team during the third quarter against Philadelphia 76ers at Barclays Center. Sixers win 105-95. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 8, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) reacts with the team during the third quarter against Philadelphia 76ers at Barclays Center. Sixers win 105-95. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 8, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) reacts with the team during the third quarter against Philadelphia 76ers at Barclays Center. Sixers win 105-95. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 8, 2017; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) reacts with the team during the third quarter against Philadelphia 76ers at Barclays Center. Sixers win 105-95. Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports /

There are very few good things to take away from this Brooklyn Nets season–the team is a lowly 9-47. Toughing it out is the hardest part of a rebuild and requires looking for positives wherever you can. Here are four for Nets fans.

At the All-Star break, there’s been very little worth celebrating from the first half of the Brooklyn Nets season. The team’s win total can still be counted on less than two hands, Jeremy Lin has played just 12 games, and the team will almost assuredly lock in the most lottery numbers for the Boston Celtics in the coming draft.

But giving into the dread is the easy way out. At NBN, we’ll continue to celebrate the Nets. Here are four positive takeaways from the Nets’ season.