Ian Eagle spoke at length this week with John Schmeelk and Steve Lichtenstein of WFAN about the Nets and in doing so, laid out a long road map for Brooklyn to reach credibility. It’s not about 2017-18, the YES announcer said, more about 2019-20 and beyond.
In fact, Eagle suggested that the big question this off-season may have less to do with what players they seek in the Draft or free agency than how Sean Marks and Kenny Atkinson are perceived, one year into what he called “one of the biggest rebuild challenges in NBA history.