Farewell Theo Pinson: A look on his Nets tenure

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty ImagesLate Tuesday night, Twitter dumped two pieces of news. The first from Woj, was that the Nets had reached an agreement with 6’4” combo guard Tyler Johnson. It seemed foretold: Johnson initially signed a four-year, $50 million offer sheet with the Nets back in 2016 only to have the Heat match.

The second piece, from Shams, was that fan favorite and super teammate Theo Pinson had been waived. Those who use calculators and spreadsheets might have dismissed the news. Pinson was always the most likely to be dumped if the Nets added a player for the Orlando “bubble.” But those who use their hearts and souls to measure a player ... they may have…