The Nets have a nice mixture of youth and experience on their bench. Bostjan Nachbar had a breakout season for the Nets last year and he will back up Richard Jefferson at small forward this year. He played in 76 games (1 start) for the Nets last season and he averaged 20.2 minutes, 9.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. 2nd year point guard will miss a chunk of the early season due to injury but he’s the best guard the Nets will have coming off of the bench this season. Williams played in 79 games (2 starts) for the Nets as a rookie last season and he averaged 16.6 minutes, 6.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Darrell Armstrong might be ancient but he can still give you a few good minutes every night off of the bench. Armstrong played in 81 games (4 starts) last season for the Pacers and he averaged 15.7 minutes, 5.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Antoine Wright will back up at shooting guard and small forward this season for the Nets. He played in 63 games (23 starts) last season for the Nets and he averaged 18.0 minutes, 4.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Newly acquired guard David Wesley can handle either the point or shooting guard position but the Cavs didn’t think much of him last season. Wesley played in 35 games (5 starts) for the Cavs last season and he averaged 10.1 minutes, 2.1 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. 2nd year power forward Josh Boone will get a lot of playing time this season. As a rookie he played in 61 games (0 starts) for the Nets last season and he averaged 11.0 minutes, 4.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Malik Allen will also get some playing time at power forward for the Nets. He played in 60 games (1 start) last season for the Bulls and he averaged 10.6 minutes, 4.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Jason Collins will back up Krstic at center and he will likely be better as a backup. He played in 80 games (78 starts) last season for the Nets and he averaged 23.1 minutes, 2.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. First round pick Sean Williams will likely be brought along slowly by the Nets.

The Nets are loaded in the starting lineup for the 2007-08 season. Point guard Jason Kidd will lead an outstanding starting lineup as he’s great at moving the basketball around. He also is an outstanding rebounder for a player his size. Kidd played in 80 games (all starts) last season for the Nets and he averaged 36.7 minutes, 13.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. The Nets have re-signed Vince Carter and that was a good move for them as he’s the best offensive player on the team. He played in 82 games (all starts) last season for the Nets and he averaged 38.1 minutes, 25.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Richard Jefferson is the third wheel of the triplets on the Nets. He needs to stay healthy because he’s a good basketball player and the Nets need him. Jefferson played in 55 games (53 starts) last season for the Nets and he averaged 35.6 minutes, 16.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Starting center Nenad Krstic is back after missing a big chunk of last season with a knee injury. Krstic played in 26 games (all starts) last season for the Nets and he averaged 32.6 minutes, 16.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Jamaal Magloire was signed to replace Mikki Moore as the starting power forward and this will be an upgrade. Magloire is an outstanding rebounder and defender as he is a former All-Star from the center position. He played in 81 games (23 starts) for the Trailblazers last season and he averaged 21.0 minutes, 6.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.

The Nets have acquired veteran guard David Wesley from the Hornets in return for center Mile Ilic and guard/forward Bernard Robinson. Wesley didn’t play much for the Cavs last season but he still can help the Nets who don’t have much depth at guard. He played in 35 games (5 starts) last season for the Cavs and he averaged 10.1 minutes, 2.1 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.1 assists per game. He has now played in 949 games (796 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 31.9 minutes, 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. The Nets likely won’t miss Robinson or Mile Ilic this season.