Brooklyn Nets 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Lucas Kaplan (@lucaskaplan) from Nets Daily to break down the 2026-27 Brooklyn Nets. Make sure to follow Lucas’ work on Nets Daily: netsdaily.com/authors/lucas-kaplan. And follow his WNBA and general basketball coverage on his Substack: lucaskaplan.substack.com . CHAPTERS BELOW.

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CHAPTERS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
2:02 - Biggest takeaways from last season
3:31 - The offseason approach and franchise direction
6:21 - Julius Randle’s fit
10:04 - Egor Demin’s continued development
14:45 - Sean Marks’ job security
21:01 - Early impressions of Mikel Brown Jr.
27:01 - Michael Porter Jr.’s role and future
34:16 - Expectations for Day’Ron Sharpe
40:27 - Mo Wagner + the secondary center rotation
42:42 - Nolan Traore, Drake Powell, Ben Saraf, Danny Wolf
46:17 - Noah Clowney or Josh Minott?
49:49 - The Nets’ transition offense
52:15 - Jordi Fernandez’s approach
57:45 - Biggest needs
58:29 - Brooklyn’s roster management
1:00:02 - Top-10 rotation
1:01:43 - Go-to crunch-time lineup
1:02:15 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:03:36 - Size and rebounding have arrived
1:04:43 - PREDICTIONS

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