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The networks that increase the expectations of restarting the NBA despite the decimated roster

The list of networks could be decimated, but their trust seems to be going well. They don’t manage expectations, but they raise them.

Despite Tuesday’s departure for Disney losing a large chunk of their firepower, some young nets are giving a brave face to their chances in an NBA reboot that will jump against Magic on July 31st. For example, challenge brave champions.

“I think we will definitely have to participate in the playoffs,” Rodions Kurucs said on a Monday call from Zoom.

“First round, if we are the seventh seed, we will probably go against Toronto. We definitely have a chance. We competed with that team and I think we can beat them in Round 1, go to Round 2 and then we will see who we are facing from there. “

Of course, neither Brooklyn nor Orlando want to play a part in facing NBA leader Milwaukee in the first round of the playoffs; but shorthand goals can have full hands even limping in the postseason, let alone knocking out defending champions.

Brooklyn lacks Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Wilson Chandler, DeAndre Jordan and Nic Claxton, while Spencer Dinwiddie tested positive for COVID-19.

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“We can accomplish what we want,” said Jarrett Allen. “Obviously we don’t have damn close to half of our team. [But] we can go out there and do what Brooklyn is known to do when we face adversity: play our hardest and play with a lot of grit. “

They will need all that grit, especially if Dinwiddie can’t play.

The nets are clinging to a precarious half-game lead over Orlando for the seventh seed in the East. They are six free games from Washington in ninth place and are 0-4 against Magic and Wizards, which they will face in their first two games.

“I’m pretty confident in our team,” said Dzanan Musa. “I think we have the quality to keep up with that seventh seed.

“The first game will be important for us. We are playing in Orlando. They don’t travel too much, they are right there; they are a bit in their environment. But we will attack them and hope that we will present ourselves in the best way and we will get that seventh seed. “

Goals have the fourth easiest program in so-called seeding games, but they are only 10-12 against the teams they will face. And the Orlando slate is even more forgiving, the third softer.

After opening against Orlando and Washington, the nets will face Milwaukee and East No. 3 Boston. So Sacramento, West Clipper n. 2 West and Orlando, before ending up against Portland.

The nets face three teams in the top 4 of the NBA general classification (Bucks, Raptors, Clippers), while Orlando faces only one (Toronto). And if Washington could claw within four eighth seed games, they would force a play-in tournament for the last playoff point.

It is obvious why beating Orlando on reboot and again on 11 August is so important – if the nets have plans for the playoffs.

“Orlando, coming over the season, played very well. I think they are healthier than us right now as a team, “said interim coach Jacque Vaughn. “That’s where it will be extremely important for us to try to gel as quickly as possible.”

Vaughn wasn’t just talking about magic. Not only do they have one of the easiest lists, but they should recover Jonathan Isaac and be completely healthy. The networks are far from.

However, losing the playoffs would not be catastrophic in the long run. The Nets own the 76er first round pick and, if they fall into the lottery, they would keep their pick (scheduled for Minnesota).

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