Nets center Jarrett Allen didn’t receive a rookie scale contract extension prior to Monday’s deadline in part because of luxury tax concerns. However, head coach Steve Nash believes Allen will get rewarded handsomely down the line, according to Chris Milholen of NetsDaily. “He’s got a bright future,” Nash said. “He is going to have a big contract whenever the time is and we are just trying to figure out who we are as a team.” Brooklyn can make Allen a restricted free agent next summer by extending him a $5.66MM qualifying offer.
We have more on the Nets:
- Kevin Durant has played like an All-Star in his first two games since returning from a ruptured Achilles tendon. It’s still too early to know the long-term impact of the injury, Alex Schiffer of The Athletic notes. Nash warns against any knee-jerk reactions. “He looks like Kevin, he plays like Kevin, but I don’t want to start making expectations of him until he gets going and gets some games and some rhythm under his belt and adapts to playing three in four nights and playing almost every other night for a stretch,” Nash said.
- In the short run, Durant has been everything the franchise hoped when it signed him to a max deal, Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post writes. Durant had 29 points in 33 minutes against the Celtics on Christmas Day and the Nets can expect to have the best player on the floor most nights with him in the lineup.
- Nash talks regularly with GM Sean Marks, but the subject of a potential James Harden deal hasn’t come up, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post. The disgruntled Rockets star initially said he wanted to be traded to Brooklyn but subsequently expanded his wish list. “I haven’t had any conversations about him,” Nash said. “So, you know, we definitely work in close proximity. I haven’t any conversations or any alerts, so maybe that says it all.”
To be fair, the Nets signed KD hoping to win at least one championship. Not the first 2 games…
Playing like an All-Star in the east these days isn’t saying all that much.
Neither do your posts. Durant troll
Nets look like the best team in the east so far but lets see how KD’s D holds up — could be crucial
You know a journalist is a complete hack when they proclaim someone is “everything the franchise hoped for” after two regular season games. Hyperbole is out of control
Allen Looks like a guy Bruce Lee once beat up
Artis Gilmore from the 1970s
kareem abdul jabbar, Game of Death. 1972.
#FreeTheBeard
Nets package was hung up on including Prince right? They were probably looking for a package like
LaVert, Dinwiddie, Allen, & Shamet. Versus LaVert, Dinwiddie and Prince.
Near the deadline still makes sense for a deal.. see what teams get desperate, who isnt gelling. But Harden isn’t helping the cause. And theres no clear move the Rockets can make to contend. No matter what MVP says they probably miss the playoffs.
If you really watched the Nets. You should see they don’t need Harden. Their depth is what can make them scary. Allen can start for a lot off teams right now. Nets would be foolish to bring in Har en. Unless the price goes way down. Nets are only going to get better. Why ruin it.