Team Overview

Offensive
• 98.1 (30th)

Defensive
• 108.0 (25th)

Under Contract:
G: Keyon Dooling
G: Devin Harris
G: Courtney Lee
C: Brook Lopez
G-F: Terrence Williams
F: Yi Jianlian

Free Agents:
C: Tony Battie (Unrestricted)
F-C: Josh Boone (Restricted)
F-G: Chris Douglas-Roberts (Team option)
F-G: Trenton Hassell (Unrestricted)
F: Jarvis Hayes (Unrestricted)
F: Kris Humphries (Player option)
G: Chris Quinn (Unrestricted)
F-G: Bobby Simmons (Unrestricted)

Areas of Strength:
Youth and potential. The Nets have a promising young core with Devin Harris (27 years old), Courtney Lee (24), Brook Lopez (22) and Terrence Williams (22). Lopez gives them a low-post presence, someone who can draw double-teams, for years to come. He has the skills to be one of the best centers in the league in the near future.

Needs Work:
Shooting, defense and rebounding. For Harris and Lopez to be most effective offensively, they need shooters around them. But the Nets don't have any. A defensive mind should be their first priority as they interview potential coaches, but they also need a defender/rebounder to play next to Lopez on the frontline.

Two Stats That Matter:
• 18 -- The Nets set an NBA record with 18 straight losses to start the season.

• 164 -- Brook Lopez has played in all 164 games of his two-year career.

The Way To Go:
The first or second picks in the draft would have been no-brainers. But at No. 3, the Nets have a dilemma. DeMarcus Cousins would night make an ideal pairing with Lopez, they might have to wait for Derrick Favors to be ready to contribute, and anyone else might be a reach that high in the Draft. The good news is that they also have a lot of cap space to fill their holes in free agency.