![]() Drummond could be the choice if the Nets are playing a team with a traditional center. Mills is the perfect sixth man and should come off the bench when Kyrie is available, so the final starting spot comes down to Nic Claxton, Bruce Brown, or Drummond.Īt the risk of making the answer sound like a cop-out, head coach Steve Nash can start any of those players depending on the matchup. Curry is likely to join the starting lineup as well. Scenario one: When the Nets have all their key pieces and are on the road, Simmons, Durant, and Irving are surefire starters. So this quandary has to be looked at in three ways - what does the full-strength starting lineup look like, what will it look like right now when Simmons joins, and what does it look like with/without Kyrie depending on where that night’s game is played? Three of the players in each of those lineups can be counted out, at least until Aldridge (also injured) and Durant return. The lineup that’s played the most games together is LaMarcus Aldridge, Durant, Harden, Patty Mills, and De’Andre Bembry. The Brooklyn lineup that’s played the most minutes together this season consists of Durant, Harden, Harris, Blake Griffin, and Bruce Brown. Joe Harris has been a shoo-in starter the last year and a half, but he’s likely out for the season with his own injury. Kevin Durant is currently out with a sprained left MCL and will likely remain so, at least through February. Kyrie Irving remains a part-time player, only taking the floor for road games due to his vaccination status. The Nets’ starting group was complicated before Harden left. Projecting Brooklyn’s new starting lineup It gets a bit more complicated for the Brooklyn Nets roster, which is losing one player and bringing back three, all of whom have arguments to start. He’ll immediately join the starting lineup and has a legitimate chance to play the most minutes for Philly down the stretch. ![]() The Sixers are incorporating one of the best scorers in NBA history into their roster. Regardless, the official deal looks like this, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski:īrooklyn receives: Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, an unprotected 2022 first-round pick, and a protected 2027 first-round pick Harden, on the other hand, waited for his time to come and then threw months of drama at Brooklyn in the span of a few days. Although, in fairness to Ben, most of his drama ended shortly after the season started and he quit on left his team. Simmons and the Sixers get to move on from an eight-month saga, while Harden and the Nets get to move on from a week-long (ish) saga. ![]() The Brooklyn Nets are trading James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks, sources tell ESPN.- Adrian Wojnarowski February 10, 2022
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