Sep 22, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min · 22 segments
Welcome to the 4th edition of my annual 30 teams in 30 days series, the most comprehensive and informative previews for every team in the NBA. Inside these videos, you’ll get up to speed with every…
David LeeHost
Lucas KaplanGuest
He's done great coverage of the Liberty, the Nets, a lot of play-by-play stuff, breakdowns, and I'm honored to have him on today to talk through the Nets in particular.
They've kind of been relegated to, hey, you know, unless they're playing my favorite team, I'm probably not going to be watching.
And I think first and foremost for me is the scheme that Jordy Fernandez has used to great success relative to the players he has in his rotation.
And a key sort of factor or feature of the Nets offense is how much they use their bigs in handoff situations and off-screen situations.
So I'm curious for your thoughts, Lucas, on how aligned is the Nets roster construction, both in the draft and acquisition of players? How well does that align with Jordy's system as a whole?
There are two almost separate types of player acquisitions they're making right now as this like rebuilding transitional team.
So perhaps the Julius Randle, Michael Porter Jr. forward duo is, is that really like the long-term geordie-esque roster building pathway they want to take not so sure but then you look at maybe some of the lower cost rehabilitation projects or the flyers they're taking like zire williams or even down the line to like a cheney johnson a Danny Wolf, you can kind of squint and see it.
They just signed Grant Nelson to a two-way, taking Joshua Jefferson at the end of the first round, taking a bunch, five first-round picks last year that all were touted as prospects for their ability to pass the ball.
There's a clear sense of alignment, but it's also because Jordy is in year three.
And, you know, taking Mikel sixth overall this season, I think that was probably just we think this guy's the best player available right here.
And I'm interested to see how he in particular, not just as like an obviously exciting young talent, but how he as a player fits in with the Geordie system.
Yeah, there's a chance that this particular iteration of the Nets is one of the more conducive to like a young guard coming into the league, right? Whether it's helping to facilitate Jaeger as a two-point scorer or helping to insulate the sort of like variance that you get with a lot of these young guys.
And while Randall has a reputation of being a ball stopper, and he can get a little bit dogged in his approach as a scorer, but generally speaking, been one of the best driving kick guys over the past couple years and has some real gravity as a scorer that I think having both MPJ and Randall to play off of should provide a more conducive developmental environment for all these guards that are on the roster.
He's done great coverage of the Liberty, the Nets, a lot of play-by-play stuff, breakdowns, and I'm honored to have him on today to talk through the Nets in particular.
They've kind of been relegated to, hey, you know, unless they're playing my favorite team, I'm probably not going to be watching.
And I think first and foremost for me is the scheme that Jordy Fernandez has used to great success relative to the players he has in his rotation.
And a key sort of factor or feature of the Nets offense is how much they use their bigs in handoff situations and off-screen situations.
So I'm curious for your thoughts, Lucas, on how aligned is the Nets roster construction, both in the draft and acquisition of players? How well does that align with Jordy's system as a whole?
There are two almost separate types of player acquisitions they're making right now as this like rebuilding transitional team.
So perhaps the Julius Randle, Michael Porter Jr. forward duo is, is that really like the long-term geordie-esque roster building pathway they want to take not so sure but then you look at maybe some of the lower cost rehabilitation projects or the flyers they're taking like zire williams or even down the line to like a cheney johnson a Danny Wolf, you can kind of squint and see it.
They just signed Grant Nelson to a two-way, taking Joshua Jefferson at the end of the first round, taking a bunch, five first-round picks last year that all were touted as prospects for their ability to pass the ball.
There's a clear sense of alignment, but it's also because Jordy is in year three.
And, you know, taking Mikel sixth overall this season, I think that was probably just we think this guy's the best player available right here.
And I'm interested to see how he in particular, not just as like an obviously exciting young talent, but how he as a player fits in with the Geordie system.
Yeah, there's a chance that this particular iteration of the Nets is one of the more conducive to like a young guard coming into the league, right? Whether it's helping to facilitate Jaeger as a two-point scorer or helping to insulate the sort of like variance that you get with a lot of these young guys.
And while Randall has a reputation of being a ball stopper, and he can get a little bit dogged in his approach as a scorer, but generally speaking, been one of the best driving kick guys over the past couple years and has some real gravity as a scorer that I think having both MPJ and Randall to play off of should provide a more conducive developmental environment for all these guards that are on the roster.
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