Of course, it\u2019s always possible that a team that\u2019s been stuck in the lottery for a few years and has yet to find the star to lead the franchise could simply be bad again. Sure, next season\u2019s pick situation means the Nets don\u2019t have any incentive to lose, but that doesn\u2019t guarantee the team will start winning.<\/p>\n
Although the main topic of conversation at many different points in recent years has been tanking, it\u2019s important to remember that some teams are just bad. With the new lottery system effectively ending the true bottoming out in the league, the Nets\u2019 path to a postseason bid will be much tougher than it would\u2019ve been just last season.<\/p>\n
With a deep Eastern Conference and no team having an incentive to lose big anymore, the Nets might be stuck as a classic bad team in the modern league. After all, making the postseason with a team headlined by Randle, Michael Porter Jr.<\/a> and players in their first year<\/a> or two isn\u2019t exactly easy in 2027.<\/p>\n Brooklyn won\u2019t be entering next season with the intention of doing all it can to land a top pick, but a lack of planned losses may not turn into wins.<\/p>\n
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