NBA Power Rankings: Is it time to start talking about San Antonio Spurs?

. Brooklyn Nets. 30. team. 147. Caris LeVert’s return wasn’t really much of a return. The rookie has played sparingly despite dressing for the Brooklyn Nets in their past few games. Jeremy Lin has returned as well, but it’s unlikely we’ll see the same Nets from the beginning of the season anytime in the near future. Unlike with the Dallas Mavericks, there is no high first round pick payoff coming for all their losing this season. Nets fans were upset about being one-point underdogs against the Philadelphia 76ers and then their team went out and lost by one-point to the Sixers. Kenny Atkinson is looking like a greater hire the longer the season goes on and Sean Marks are starting to put together a solid foundation to build an actual franchise out of in Brooklyn. This season started off with a lot of promise, but ever since Lin was sidelined with an injury the team has bottomed out to become what many had expected them to be before the year started. Finding more players like Sean Kilpatrick would be the biggest plus that the Nets can get out of this year. With their own NBA Development League affiliate right next to them in Long Island, they’ll have the opportunity to find diamonds in the rough as the year goes on.. 7-20