Did they really mess up their future by having a superteam?
I’ve seen several people online say that the Nets should’ve never had a superteam and instead keep their old core
In 2019, The Nets went 42-40 and were the 6th seed and lost in 5 games to the 76ers. The team had an average defense and a below average offense with a -.1 net rating.
They were led by DLo. They also had Joe Harris, Jarrett Allen and Dinwiddie. The rest are just a bunch of role players.
Honestly, If they had kept this core, They would’ve been missing the playoffs or losing in the first round.
It was a gamble that didn’t pay off, and not a terrible gamble. A few inches of KD’s shoe might have changed things immensely. Even if something was an 80% gamble that’s still 20% failure. That doesn’t mean it was a bad gamble, and in sports you have to take some gambles with roster choices in general.