If there was one positive takeaway from the Netsβ disappointing loss to the Magic on Sunday afternoon, it was the return and sustained health of top scorer Cam Thomas.
The cutting of ties is certainly not coming out of nowhere, and the Falcons wouldn't be wise to take in any more costs for a quarterback that has cost the team $90 million over 14 games.
In what was their first game without Dennis Schroder, the Nets crumbled against the Cavaliers and ex-Nets coach Kenny Atkinson in a 130-101 loss at Barclays Center.
Instead of their identity as being a surprising rebuilding team, the Nets have been given a new identity as a tanking misfit group with no intentional direction other than down.