In the midst of a multi-season rebuild, the Nets aren’t just interested in kids, “babies,” as Kenny Atkinson called them at one point late in the season. There is a veteran component in the mix.
Last summer, the Nets were reportedly interested in signing veterans Marvin Williams and Jared Dudley. Both players have reputations as solid locker room leaders. After his 2015-2016 season in Charlotte, Jeremy Lin called Williams “tied with Jared Jeffries for the best teammate I ever had.” Unfortunately, neither player committed to Brooklyn, who would have fit the Nets’ high character demand in the locker room and added some solid minutes on the court.