Two and a half years removed from the end of the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era, the Brooklyn Nets are in the early stages of a rebuild . While the Nets are tanking for a top draft pick this season, they'll look to take a step forward next year with their first-round pick going to the Houston Rockets. ESPN isn't bullish about the team's ability to turn its situation around quickly.

The outlet recently released its future power rankings , assessing every team's three-year outlook. Brooklyn came in at No. 27

“The Nets struck gold last summer when they hired coach Jordi Fernandez, who immediately proved himself to be an asset,” wrote Tim Bontemps. “But the Nets, who clearly targeted last season and this season to bottom out after reacquiring their draft picks from the Houston Rockets las

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