This is honestly not thrilling to me... Bargnani played well last year, and he's a very low risk/high reward kind of guy. If Young or Lopez gets hurt, he could be beneficial to them. At this point I think they make the playoffs. Even if they trade Joe Johnson away for nothing (they don't have to now after the buyout/stretching of Williams, they'd still be a low lottery pick. Let's be realistic fellas.
Are you serious? The Nets? Playoffs? Bargnani is a HORRENDOUS defensive player. Whatever he gives you on offense, he more than gives back on defense. They need quick interior defensive help with the slow Lopez around. Bargnani is a guy who might put up shiny numbers (they're not that good, but whatever), but advanced stats show he's pretty mediocre, mostly b/c he is a horrible defensive player. I agree that he's fine for the vet minimum, but he's not really going to help them much. As for playoffs...miracles do happen, but you can't seriously think the Nets are going to the postseason. They got worse this offseason by a bit, and at least 4 teams below them should leapfrog them easily. The only team in the East that is definitely worse is Philly. Now, injuries, etc., can happen to help them out, but I still think they have no chance of sniffing the postseason unless Lopez is healthy for the first time ever and plays like a monster, Johnson finds a time machine and goes back to Suns Johnson, and every team above them suffers a major injury to a major contributor. If all those things happen, then they might have a shot.
Topic: Andrea Bargnani agrees to two-year, vet. min. deal with the Brooklyn Nets (Read 10919 times)