With a new-look roster will come a new-look starting five for Jordi Fernandez\u2019s bunch. In a recent Bleacher Report <\/a>article, Greg Swartz predicted Brooklyn\u2019s starting lineup to feature new additions Brown and Randle, alongside Michael Porter Jr., Day\u2019Ron Sharpe and Egor Demin.<\/p>\n While the starting five has an intriguing mix of young players and veterans, Swartz clearly doesn\u2019t seem to value the five-man group Brooklyn will likely tip off the season with. In his ranking of the NBA\u2019s 30 starting lineups, Swartz pinned the Nets at No. 29, ahead of only the Milwaukee Bucks in the post-Giannis Antetokounmpo era.<\/p>\n \u201cRandle and Porter are the veterans of this team and have their spots guaranteed, unless either are traded before the season begins,\u201d Swartz wrote. \u201cSharpe should take over the starting center duties for Claxton and averaged 11.1 points, 7.9 rebounds<\/a>, 3.6 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.0 blocks on 59.3 percent shooting in his seven starts last year.<\/p>\n \u201cD\u0451min (6’8″) and Brown (6’5″) are both technically point guards, but have the size necessary to play next to each other. As Brooklyn’s only top-10 picks during this rebuild, they both need to be on the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n Swartz\u2019s reasoning for who will get the starting nods is sound, but he left plenty of room for Brooklyn to prove him wrong with his ranking. Sure, the Nets were one of the worst teams in the league last season, but this revamped starting group could be the catalyst for a postseason appearance in 2027.<\/a><\/p>\n The backcourt is certainly a question mark still with Brown and Demin being inexperienced, but the frontcourt picture should be steady enough to make the Nets\u2019 starting group more than capable of competing on a nightly basis. Of course, there\u2019s no guarantee that Brooklyn will be much better next season, and its starting lineup ranking could prove true.<\/p>\n Still, the ceiling in Brooklyn is far higher than it\u2019s been in recent years, and if things go according to plan, this starting unit will be ranked much higher than 29th next season.<\/p>\n
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