None of Brooklyn Nets’ Focus Should Be on New York Knicks

As well as seeing over 50 different faces on the roster over the last five years, the Nets have seen six different head coaches calling the shots from the sideline and had two different general managers manning the helm. Crazy statistics, to say the least.

Those stats are a direct reason why when Sean Marks took over the general manager position for the Nets, one of the main focuses he stressed was consistency. In his first year as GM, we saw a complete turnover of the roster from the 2015-16 season to just the 2016-17 season.

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Since then, the Nets fiddled with five different roster spots. Excluding preseason rosters, that means in total, over 15 different players have donned black-and-white uniforms since Marks has taken over. That’s the equivalent of a complete roster.

Now, it’s only fair to judge Marks on his moves from the summer of 2016 to now, as the players signed by the team when Marks took over simply were not in the long-term plan. They fit the old regime’s image, not Marks’ and company’s.

However, in just this season alone, five roster spots have been home to a number of different players. While it may seem a little hypocritical of Marks to brand consistency as a trait of this franchise, the roster changes are more understandable when looking at the reason behind each move. They show Marks is always looking to improve rather than just sit in the same spot, so despite preaching consistency, this is fine for a 14-win team.