Getting the truth out of NBA folks is hard. Being honest with the media very rarely does them favors. Being honest with the public very rarely is in their best interest.
But I can’t help but wonder, if the Nets could be honest, from owner Joe Tsai down to the coaching staff and players, if there isn’t a sense of relief after their season ended in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers (who were without Joel Embiid).
On one level, they’re competitors, and to their credit, that team fought to the end.
On another, this year has been such an exhausting series of unnecessarily dramatic twists and turns that it’s hard to blame anyone still there for just wanting a fresh start and a return to some semblance of basketball normalcy.