The Brooklyn Nets have several key questions that must be answered this offseason following a disappointing Round 1 playoff exit.
When Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov purchased the Nets in 2010, he said he believed the team would make the playoffs in 2011-12 and win a championship within five years.
The Nets finally made the playoffs this season, albeit a year late, and will have to make big moves this offseason to fulfill Prokhorov’s championship aspirations within the next two years.
The first and most important order of business for Prokhorov and general manager Billy King will be finding a new head coach.
The day after the Nets were dispatched from the postseason by the Chicago Bulls, the team announced it would not be offering an extension to interim head coach P.J. Carlesimo. Carlesimo led Brooklyn to a 35-19 record after Avery Johnson was fired, but he was never in the franchise’s long-term plans.
The search for a new head coach began as soon as the Nets parted ways with Carlesimo. Among the names being floated around as potential candidates are Jerry Sloan ...
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Biggest Questions the Brooklyn Nets Must Answer This Offseason
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