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The Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings' Rebuilds Are Ahead of Schedule

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  • With eerily similar roster construction—blending young stars with seasoned veterans—and inventive coaches, the Nets and Kings' budding rebuilds are making for a good pointing-Spiderman meme.

Life on the margins of the NBA’s playoff picture is fickle. Drop eight-straight games following the injury of a budding All-Star, as the Nets sputtered without Caris LeVert, and your season spirals toward the lottery. Respond immediately with a seven-game win streak and incredible improvements from mercurial young guards, and you launch back into the playoff picture.