Not that it’s news, but ESPN’s Kevin Pelton has made it (sorta) official: Sean Marks et al had the best off-season in the Eastern Conference. Pelton gave letter grades to each of the East’s 15 teams and although no one got an A, the Nets came closest with an A-.
Pelton, who grades every significant NBA transaction, gave the Nets good grades not just for their free agent haul but also for the creative way they pulled it off ... as capologist Albert Nahmad said, creating nearly $10 million in cap space “out of thin air.”
Here’s his analysis:
It’s not just that the Nets landed two of the top free agents on the market in Irving and Kevin Durant that yields a top grade.