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Three bold predictions for the Nets’ 2026-2027 NBA season: One star will be dealt away

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Lewis, B. (2026, October 17). Three bold predictions for the Nets’ 2026-2027 NBA season: One star will be dealt away. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/sports/three-bold-predictions-for-the-nets-2026-2027-nba-season-one-star-will-be-dealt-away/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-17 · by Brian Lewis

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Sports writer Brian Lewis discusses predictions for the Brooklyn Nets’ 2026-27 NBA season, focusing on whether the team can transition directly from rebuilding to competing. He highlights uncertainties around Michael Porter Jr., whose contract expires and may lead to trade discussions if he doesn’t sign an extension, potentially impacting the Nets’ future strategy. Lewis also examines rookie Mikel Brown Jr.’s potential as a star player despite facing typical challenges for new players in the league.
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The New York Post's Brian Lewis predicts that the Brooklyn Nets will deal away one of their stars during the 2026-2027 NBA season, as they transition from rebuilding to contending. The article highlights Jordi Fernández, who coached the Nets for two tanking seasons and is now free to focus on winning without organizational constraints. However, Lewis notes that unlike the Indiana Pacers, the Nets lack a loaded roster and established winning culture, making an immediate push for contention challenging. One key player mentioned is Michael Porter Jr., whose $40.8 million expiring contract could make him a prime trade candidate despite his strong performance last season.

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Brian Lewis
44 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Julius Randle, who made three All-Star games in his five years playing for the Knicks, will face his old team for the first time as a Net.
2026-11-02 · assertive framing · Nets visit Knicks with fresh memories of terrible 2025-26 blowouts
🔮 I think we started and we fought in that first quarter, but then we couldn’t sustain anything, very similar to the last game against Detroit.
2026-11-02 · assertive framing · Nets get revenge on short-handed Pacers for first win of season
🔮 The Nets have glaring personnel issues that may limit their defensive ceiling, but they’ve underachieved offensively due to a lack of chemistry and cohesion.
2026-11-01 · assertive framing · It’s time for Julius Randle and Michael Porter Jr. to be the leaders the Nets need
🔮 And though Brown ended up in star-studded Philadelphia (with LeBron James, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey), he could’ve landed in Brooklyn.
2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Nets’ Egor Demin forced to exit with right leg contusion
🔮 But neither could match Tatum, who poured in a game-high 40 points, eight assists, five rebounds and a career-high 18 (on 22 attempts) from the free-throw line.
2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Nets lose OT crusher to Celtics as rookie’s mistake opens door for Jayson Tatum buzzer-beater
🔮 “I wouldn’t say pressure. …
2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Egor Demin has a clear goal in his quest for Nets consistency
🔮 With the Nets dragging a winless 0-3 record into TD Garden, seeing Brown potentially play alongside Dëmin would give fans something to look forward to.
2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Why Egor Dëmin, Mikel Brown Jr. have barely seen the floor together for Nets
🔮 But had Durant not been sold on becoming Brooklyn’s franchise player, sources told The Post that they would have invested in a still up-and-coming Randle.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · The last time Nets made run for Julius Randle before this season
🔮 It will be enough to buoy his confidence.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Nets put up fight but fall short in high-scoring loss to Cavaliers
🔮 Rookie Mikel Brown Jr. — the centerpiece of the Nets rebuild — is set to make his anticipated NBA debut in Wednesday’s season opener against the visiting Hornets.
2026-10-21 · assertive framing · First-round pick Mikel Brown Jr. looking to help Nets prove critics wrong
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Nets ORG · 4× Brooklyn GPE · 2× Brown PERSON · 2× Porter PERSON · 2× Brian Lewis PERSON · 1× Fernández PERSON · 1× Jordi Fernández PERSON · 1× Michael Porter Jr. PERSON · 1× Pacers ORG · 1× Post ORG · 1×

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As a Louisville freshman last season, Brown joined stars Steph Curry and Trae Young as the only college players since 2008 to have a 30 percent assist rate, 84 percent foul shooting, 35 percent free-throw rate, and high 3-point volume (over 14 attempts per 100 possessions).
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-17
🔮 The sweet-shooting small forward led Brooklyn in scoring last season, and could again.
2026-10-17 · New York Post
Three bold predictions for the Nets’ 2026-2027 NBA season: One star will be dealt away · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Post’s Brian Lewis answers the biggest Nets questions, makes bold predictions, and picks the five biggest games of the 2026-27 season: Starting 5 Can the Nets go right from tanking to trying? asserted
Nets → answer → tanking
Let’s be clear: This isn’t to suggest that the players didn’t play hard, or Jordi Fernández didn’t coach to win. asserted
Fernández → suggest → ?
If anything, Fernández coached to win more than some fans wanted over his first two tanking seasons. asserted
fans → coach → seasons
But now he’ll finally be unfettered in his third, no longer held back by the organizational mission of maximizing its lottery positioning. asserted
he → hold → positioning
Still, unlike the Pacers — an NBA Finals participant that suffered a key injury and opted for a one-year tank — the Nets don’t have a loaded roster or winning DNA. asserted
Nets → suffer → roster
Brooklyn can’t just flip a switch and contend. asserted
Brooklyn → flip → switch
They’re young, inexperienced, and — in several positions — talent-starved asserted
They → ’re → positions
What’s the endgame with Michael Porter Jr.? asserted
endgame → ’ → Jr.
Acquiring Porter (and Denver’s unprotected 2032 first-round pick) for Cam Johnson is a home run deal by any measure. asserted
Acquiring → acquire → measure
The sweet-shooting small forward led Brooklyn in scoring last season, and could again. uncertain
forward → shoot → scoring
But Porter is on a $40.8 million expiring contract and still hasn’t signed an extension since becoming eligible for one on July 6. asserted
Porter → expire → July
If Porter isn’t extended, he’s going to have his name bandied about in trade rumors right up until the Feb. 11 deadline. asserted
name → extend → deadline
And if the Nets do move him, is it going to be for future assets? asserted
it → move → assets
Or do they kick in draft picks of their own for an upgrade? asserted
they → kick → upgrade
As a Louisville freshman last season, Brown joined stars Steph Curry and Trae Young as the only college players since 2008 to have a 30 percent assist rate, 84 percent foul shooting, 35 percent free-throw rate, and high 3-point volume (over 14 attempts per 100 possessions). asserted
Brown → join → possessions
That rare intersection of elite passing, volume shooting, and on-ball juice teases a potential All-Star. asserted
intersection → tease → Star
Brown is going to have to get bigger, stronger, hone his shot selection, and learn when to settle for safe rather than the high-risk home run pass. asserted
Brown → go → pass
And he’s working his way back from an ankle injury that delayed his preseason debut. asserted
that → work → debut
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