Nets owner Joe Tsai said while fielding questions in a public event that the franchise needs to take a long-term vision toward success, according to NetsDaily.com. He also hinted changes are coming beyond the coaching staff shakeup already made.
“Brooklyn Nets is at a crossroads in a way,” he said. “I think we are … we didn’t do well as we expected last season. We didn’t make the playoffs, but we hope to revamp the team and make sure we can compete … in the long run.”
That approach is a stark contrast from a couple of years ago, when the team went all-in with superstars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden.
“If you just want to win now, you could ruin their future by trading away all our assets and just win now,” Tsai said. “But I think what I want to do with the Brooklyn Nets is take a longer-term approach and build a winning sustainable winning culture.”
We have more from the New York clubs:
- The choices Jordi Fernandez made for his Nets staff prove that the franchise is clearly looking toward development, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post. Most notably, Fernandez hired Steve Hetzel, whom the first-year head coach refers to as his “coaching father.” Current Cavs GM Mike Gansey hired Hetzel as the head coach of their G League affiliate with Fernandez as his assistant in 2013. The next season, he promoted Fernandez when Hetzel left. “Your young players are going to get better every single day between those two,” Gansey told Lewis. “Obviously Jordi’s great, but now adding Hetz, it’s just more ammunition. Guys are gonna get better, you’re gonna play fast, it’s gonna be fun.”
- Just because the Knicks nearly reached the Eastern Conference Finals despite being decimated by injuries, there’s no guarantee they’ll be able to replicate or surpass that success, Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post opines. Vaccaro notes how other New York teams were weighed down by high expectations.
- In a subscriber-only story, Newsday’s Steve Popper takes a long look at the Knicks’ offseason priorities and free agents.
“Weighed down by high expectations?” These are professional athletes who get paid millions of dollars. Sorry if that isn’t enough incentive. Sorry if being expected to win is unreasonable. Just go have fun boys.
Oh so hiring Steve Nash was all about winning and not selling tickets?
Kenny Atkinson did a phenomenal job with garbage players and got tossed for someone who never coached before.
Reap what you sow and all that.
U can’t talk about the nets future until u address what u will do with Ben Simmons(who seems to want his $$$, for free).
So did Greg Oden, Brandon Roy, Bill Walton, Yao Ming and Steve Francis just want their money for free as well?
Nope, but that’s because they are not mentally soft and a coward.
I don’t all about that but I know it takes a “brave” person to call someone who’s had two back surgeries, a foot surgery and a history of mental illness a mentally soft coward.
Brave or uneducated…
Simmons is weak. Couldn’t handle Philly. Sad really.
Mental illness is serious, but apparently you don’t remember that he refused to get help and that there are questions as to whether it’s true. But let me sum it up for you. The reason he’s soft and a coward is built on his performance under pressure, his ongoing shooting issues, his avoidance of accountability, the way he handled his mental health and trade demands, his lack of improvement and comparisons with more successful and determined peers. He’s a player who shies away from adversity and fails to rise to the occasion when it matters most.
Bill Walton, who sadly just passed away, won and was a large reason for those championships. I wouldn’t group him in that list.
“Julius Randle has a 12-2 record with the Knicks with OG Anunoby in his career.“
“The New York Knicks have a record of 20-3 with OG Anunoby all-time.”
Why wouldn’t you want to see this for a full year. Knicks were without Mitch for most of this too. Knicks keep everyone. And I do mean everyone, Knicks can contend for East.
They deserve the chance to try. Imo Knicks will wait out teams. To see who becomes available. I’m good with that.
Contend for the Eastern Conference finals…
They’re a long way from a 60 win team…
Yeah I guess you missed the playoffs this yr. Pacers would have been swept if Knicks were healthy.
Yeah people just don’t get how special the run the Knicks just had without 3 starters and a key bench guy all missing. Boston is lucky this team was not healthy…and now Indiana knows what it feels like to lose one of their stars and get swept away like yesterdays trash by Boston
Knicks have 8 future #1 picks. They have Donte, Bogdanovic, Mitch, Achiuwa, Sims, McBride they can use in a trade. Knicks have the 24 n 25 pick in this draft. Knicks have options ……..
I don’t agree with AL. I want the Knicks to keep Donte, Deuce, Precious, & Sims. Trade Randle, Mitch and Bogdanvich. Huge off season coming up. Keep OG and Hartenstein