Brooklyn Nets 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Lucas Kaplan (@lucaskaplan) from Nets Daily to break down the 2026-27 Brooklyn Nets. Make sure to follow Lucas’ work on Nets Daily. And follow his WNBA and general basketball coverage on his Substack. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO2:02 - Biggest takeaways from last season3:31 - The offseason approach and franchise direction6:21 - Julius Randle’s fit10:04 - Egor Demin’s continued development14:45 - Sean Marks’ job security21:01 - Early impressions of Mikel Brown Jr.27:01 - Michael Porter Jr.’s role and future34:16 - Expectations for Day’Ron Sharpe40:27 - Mo Wagner + the secondary center rotation42:42 - Nolan Traore, Drake Powell, Ben Saraf, Danny Wolf46:17 - Noah Clowney or Josh Minott?49:49 - The Nets’ transition offense52:15 - Jordi Fernandez’s approach57:45 -  Biggest needs58:29 - Brooklyn’s roster management1:00:02 - Top-10 rotation1:01:43 - Go-to crunch-time lineup1:02:15 - Weirdo lineups we want to see:03:36 - Size and rebounding have arrived1:04:43 - PREDICTIONSSUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com