2015-16 NBA Quick Preview: Brooklyn Nets

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2015-16 NBA Preview

Brooklyn Nets

Head Coach: Lionel Hollins (252-245 all-time)

Last Year's Record: 38-44

Last Playoff Series Win: 2013-14 First Round vs. Toronto Raptors

Last NBA Conference Finals Appearance: 2002-03 vs. Detroit Pistons

NBA Championships Won: 0

2014-15 Team Leaders:

PPG: Brook Lopez (17.2)

RPG: Brook Lopez (7.4)

BPG: Brook Lopez (1.8)

SPG: Thaddeus Young (1.4)

APG: Deron Williams (6.6)

Off-Season Transactions:

-Re-signed (F) Thaddeus Young

-Re-signed (C) Brook Lopez

-Signed (F) Thomas Robinson

-Signed (G) Shane Larkin

-Signed (G) Wayne Ellington

-Signed (F/C) Willie Reed

-Waived (PG) Deron Williams

-Signed (F/C) Andrea Bargnani

-Signed (G/F) Dahntay Jones

Roster:

Projected Starting Five:

C - Brook Lopez (17.2 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 1.8 BPG)

PF - Thaddeus Young (14.1 PPG, 2.3 APG, 5.4 RPG)

SF - Joe Johnson (14.4 PPG, 3.7 APG, 4.8 RPG)

SG - Bojan Bogdanovic (9.0 PPG, 0.9 APG, 2.7 RPG)

PG - Jarrett Jack (12.0 PPG, 4.7 APG, 3.1 RPG)

Projected Bench:

Shane Larkin (PG), Wayne Ellington (SG), Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (SF), Thomas Robinson (PF), Andrea Bargnani (F/C), Donald Sloan (PG), Markel Brown (SG), Sergey Karasev (SF), Chris McCullough (PF), Quincy Miller (SF), Willie Reed (PF)

The Prediction:

34-48