Poll: Brooklyn Nets’ 2017/18 Win Total

It has been a tough couple years for the Nets, who have lost a total of 123 games since the start of the 2015/16 campaign. Brooklyn’s 41 wins during that time wouldn’t even have been enough to surpass the .500 mark if they’d come in a single season.

Still, there are some reasons for optimism in Brooklyn, as fans start to glimpse the light at the end of the tunnel. The Nets used their cap flexibility to acquire some assets this offseason, most notably acquiring D’Angelo Russell from the Lakers. The franchise has lost its own lottery picks to Boston in recent years, but the Nets essentially got one back in Russell – 2015’s second overall pick – for their willingness to take on Timofey Mozgov‘s unwieldy contract.

While longtime Nets mainstay Brook Lopez departed in that trade with the Lakers, the team has added some other interesting pieces, with Allen Crabbe, DeMarre Carroll, and rookie Jarrett Allen among the new players entering the mix. The roster still isn’t exactly brimming with transcendent talent, but GM Sean Marks and head coach Kenny Atkinson have worked hard to build a positive culture in Brooklyn as the team takes small steps forward.

Oddsmakers are forecasting a step forward in the standings this season, with offshore betting site Bovada putting the Nets’ over/under for 2017/18 at 27.5 wins. Brooklyn would have to improve by eight games over last season to beat that projection, which will be a tall task without Lopez, the club’s leading scorer. But the Nets’ competition in the Eastern Conference makes the number a realistic target.

What do you think? Will the Nets finish among the NBA’s bottom-feeders again, or will this be the season that the team starts its climb up the standings, winning 28 or more games? Vote below in our poll and weigh in with your thoughts in the comment section!

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Previous over/under voting results:

Western Conference:

1. Golden State Warriors: Over 67.5 (53.57%)
2. Houston Rockets: Over 55.5 (65.57%)
3. San Antonio Spurs: Over 54.5 (67.74%)
4. Oklahoma City Thunder: Over 50.5 (71.77%)
5. Minnesota Timberwolves: Over 48.5 (55.69%)
6. Denver Nuggets: Under 45.5 (50.44%)
7. Los Angeles Clippers: Over 43.5 (60.7%)
8. Portland Trail Blazers: Over 42.5 (56.3%)
9. Utah Jazz: Over 41.5 (55.94%)
10. New Orleans Pelicans: Over 39.5 (65.26%)
11. Memphis Grizzlies: Over 37.5 (53.43%)
12. Dallas Mavericks: Under 35.5 (54.95%)
13. Los Angeles Lakers: Over 33.5 (50.4%)
14. Phoenix Suns: Over 28.5 (50.41%)

Eastern Conference:

1. Boston Celtics: Over 55.5 (63.5%)
2. Cleveland Cavaliers: Over 53.5 (68.82%)
3. Toronto Raptors: Over 48.5 (64.21%)
4. Washington Wizards: Over 47.5 (71.29%)
5. Milwaukee Bucks: Over 47.5 (63.88%)
6. Miami Heat: Over 43.5 (55.39%)
7. Charlotte Hornets: Over 42.5 (51.07%)
8. Philadelphia 76ers: Under 41.5 (53.37%)
9. Detroit Pistons: Over 38.5 (51.95%)
10. Orlando Magic: Under 33.5 (75.24%)
11. Indiana Pacers: Under 31.5 (54.85%)
12. New York Knicks: Under 30.5 (57.87%)