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How Many Games Will Nets Win?

The Brooklyn Nets aren't expected to win very many games this season.
Jeremy Brener|
Mar 10, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (10) drives to the basket between Brooklyn Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe (20) and guard Dennis Smith Jr. (4) in the third quarter at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 10, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (10) drives to the basket between Brooklyn Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe (20) and guard Dennis Smith Jr. (4) in the third quarter at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports | David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

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The Brooklyn Nets are coming off a 27-55 campaign, and they just traded away their best player without adding any rookies or comparable assets in the deal for Mikal Bridges.

That's why Bleacher Report writer Grant Hughes thinks that the Nets will struggle next season, winning just 19 games for the 2024-25 campaign.

"With a series of deals that included the Bridges blockbuster, Brooklyn regained control of its own 2024 first-round pick and is without the organization's highest-profile player from 2023-24," Hughes writes. "Few teams in recent memory have telegraphed an upcoming tank job quite like this. And if it results in the addition of a star talent like Cooper Flagg to the mix, great. In the meantime, there will be plenty of losses, in spite of whatever spunkiness Cam Thomas or Nic Claxton bring to the table."

The Nets could play spoiler to some teams and be a trap game for others, but Brooklyn will be going into a vast majority of their contests in the upcoming season as a major underdog. They will embrace the chip on their shoulder, but the facts are simple. The Nets don't have the talent to win very many games for the upcoming season, and holding the league's worst record could very well be a possibility.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several On SI sites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid and resides in Central Florida. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener.

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