BKN: Inside the formula Jordi Fernandez is employing to guide the Nets through their rebuild
Brian Lewis, NY Post
It will be well over a month until Brooklyn even starts training camp, until newly-hired head coach Jordi Fernandez gets a chance to get his hands on his players in earnest.
But talk to Fernandez’s new charges and there are signs of how the Nets are going to play this upcoming season. His plan of attack?
Attack.
“Just playing fast … playing together,” second-year forward Jalen Wilson told The Post. “Playing fast, but knowing what you’re doing as well. I think the intelligence of where you are on the floor and understanding what defenses are in, different things like that all play into it.
“But I think the main part is playing fast, playing confident. Not being out there settling and not being unsure of anything. But everything at full speed and understanding that you’ve got to attack in everything … whether it’s shooting, dribbling, finding the open teammate, running down the floor sprinting to the corner, those different things.”
As befitting a rebuilding team lacking in top-end talent, the Nets hired a rookie head coach in Fernandez who was known for development and defense, and built a staff that fits that ethos.
BKN: Bojan Bogdanovic appears on track for Nets camp after foot, wrist surgery
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BOS: 3 Key Questions Facing Jaylen Brown ahead of the Celtics’ new season
Adam Taylor, The Celtics Chronicle
BOS: Inside the D-II coaching bond shared by Mizzou hoops assistant Rob Summers, Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla
Eli Hoff, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
CHI: Lonzo Ball continues defying odds with summer scrimmages
Joe Cowley, Sun-Times
Ball still has many obstacles to surmount, but he cleared one of the first hurdles: five-on-five scrimmages. All eyes will remain on his surgically repaired left knee as fall camp nears.
DEN: Can Christian Braun fill the void KCP leaves behind in Denver?
Joseph Casciaro, The Score
MEM: Grizzlies’ Offseason Check-In
Luke Adams, Hoops Rumors
OKC: Breaking Down Thunder’s Two-Way Trio
Nick Crain, Forbes
ORL: How the Magic’s 2024-25 roster came together
Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily
Remembering Wilt
Tony Paige, NY Daily News
NBA Offseason Grades
Michael Saenz, Sir Charles In Charge
Making the Case for 10 Wild-Card NBA Title Contenders
Andy Bailey/Dan Favale/Grant Hughes/Eric Pincus/Greg Swartz, Bleacher Report
Hoops Rumors Glossary: Disabled Player Exception
Luke Adams, Hoops Rumors
Early Pro Comparisons for Projected Lottery Picks
Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report
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