Training camp is a few weeks away, and the Nets still have roster spots to fill. With the Kevin Durant drama settled and general manager Sean Marks back from a Basketball Without Borders Africa event in Egypt, there should be movement on that front soon.
Marks and Brooklyn have done most of the heavy lifting already, so the remaining moves likely will focus on tweaks around the edges. Trying to predict lineups and rotations have now gone from premature to possible. And even though there’s no legitimate way to project how the Nets will fill out the 19,680 scheduled minutes this coming season, The Post will try its best guess.
The locks
Kevin Durant — 2,000 projected minutes
Nets owner Joe Tsai held firm against Durant’s trade request — a wise move when you have arguably the best player in the NBA locked into a four-year deal. But after riding Durant for 38.6 minutes per game post-All-Star break and a league-high 44 per in the playoffs, that has to scale back. Durant’s age (34 on Sept. 29) and recent history suggest he’ll play about 60 games, with massive production in each.




