Nets-citement?

Who wouldn't watch an NBA team from New York with the league's best/ most popular player and a college coaching legend with a lottery pick and possibly Chris Bosh to go along with two young very talented players?  I would.

Ladies and gentlemen your 2010-2011 New Jersey Nets; well, Brooklyn Nets.  A Russian billion (yeah B) just bought the Nets.  This guy could buy a few more teams if he wanted.  He is young, he wants to win, his pockets are bottomless.  Translation: luxury tax, forget it, move to Brooklyn, yes please, new name/ colors, very real possibilities.

The only reason I bring this up is because he has said he wants Coach K and will give him four to five times what he's making at Duke (that $12-15 mil on the table for those keeping score at home).  This is just step one: get a coach every NBA player loves, give him control, let him win.  K even admitted he was intrigued by the Lakers offer a few years ago for 3 reasons: the front office, the city, the superstar.  The Nets can make all those happen.

The face of the New York Nets? courtesy of espn.com

Now to get the superstar.  Lebron, in case you've been living under a sports rock for the last 2 years, becomes a free agent this summer.  He will dictate what every team does. Period.  The Nets have the financial means to sign him to a max contract and Chris Bosh.  They then lure Coach K from Durham, finalize the long-talked move to Brooklyn.  Throw in an almost certain top 3 pick (John Wall, Evan Turner, Demarcus Cousins, or Wes Johnson) and the promisingly talented Brook Lopez and Devin Harris.  This has to look tasty to Lebron.  There would be one team in the East that could come close to that: Orlando.  Cleveland is done if Lebron leaves.  The Celtics have one walker leg in the dustbin already.  The Hawks, maybe if they can keep Joe Johnson and get someone to replace Mike Bibby's corpse, but they would probably only force a game 6 best case scenario.

Bringing a Championship to Brooklyn? Courtesy of espn.com

And this is why we love sports.  A team that almost set a record for fewest wins ever could potentially be the most exciting team next year.  They could have the best player, the richest owner, a coach looking to cement his name as best all-time (because dominant NCAA career+gold medal+ NBA title has never been done before), a much-hyped rookie, and 3 solid stars.  They move to New York, forget it, everyone goes nuts for this team.

A lot of pieces have to fall into place for this to happen.  But it's amazing to consider.