The Brooklyn Nets are building toward the future, but they have overperformed in the first month of the season.

Ultimately, this situation may need to change if the Nets try to do what they can in their best interest.

“Much of the Brooklyn Nets’ early season has felt like an extended audition for some of their veteran contributors,” Bleacher Report contributor Andy Bailey writes. “Ultimately, in an effort to add a few more losses ahead of a 2025 draft class that includes Cooper Flagg and Ace Bailey, trades for Dennis Schröder, Cameron Johnson and maybe even Cam Thomas seem inevitable. So it’s Good thing all have shown reason for other teams to be interested, Schröder is averaging 19.3 points and 5.9 assists, while still being able to consistently get to the paint against most. defenses. Johnson averages 2.9 threes per game and shoots 37.6 percent from deep, produces 23.8 points per game and has some potential to turn it into real assets.

The Nets are taking things by ear and just one day at a time, but their strong play so far is not only positive for the team’s culture, but also proves to other teams that veterans can make a difference .

This will give the Nets several options and directions to go before the February 6 trade deadline.

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