Nets still vying for playoff spot despite no KD or Kyrie

The belief at the beginning of this NBA season was the Brooklyn Nets true season would be 200-2021 when Kevin Durant was fully healthy.

The belief at the beginning of this NBA season was the Brooklyn Nets wouldn't be the Brooklyn Nets until 2020-2021, when Kevin Durant was fully healthy. The goal for this season was to discover the rotation in the backcourt with Kyrie Irving now added to the mix alongside Caris LeVert and Spencer Dinwiddie. With Irving now out for the year with injury, that plan has seemingly changed. SI’s Chris Mannix breaks down the Nets season and believes they find themselves in a similar position as they were in last season.