Nets get a rough season grade

Gavin Dorsey · 2026-02-24T20:57:21.000Z

The Athletic's Zach Harper [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7063911/2026/02/23/nba-team-grades-second-half/] gave the Brooklyn Nets a D+ grade for how they've played this season. Here's what he wrote: "The Nets were always determined to be bad this season, but I think people wanted to see some development out of them. Instead, we just confirmed that Michael Porter Jr. can score, and we’re still not sure about their quintet of rookies. Grade: D+" Is this a fair grade, or have the young guys shown enough to believe success is on the horizon? NBA stretch run report cards: Grading all 30 teams after the All-Star break [https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/uploads/wp/2026/02/23093613/GettyImages-2262888980-scaled.jpg?width=1200&height=630&fit=cover] NBA stretch run report cards: Grading all 30 teams after the All-Star break With less than two months left in the season, are teams performing up to their expectations, and what's the outlook the rest of the way? [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7063911/2026/02/23/nba-team-grades-second-half/]

Gavin Dorsey

Feb 24, 2026 8:57 PMPublished Feb 24, 2026 8:57 PM

The Athletic's Zach Harper gave the Brooklyn Nets a D+ grade for how they've played this season. Here's what he wrote:

"The Nets were always determined to be bad this season, but I think people wanted to see some development out of them. Instead, we just confirmed that Michael Porter Jr. can score, and we’re still not sure about their quintet of rookies. Grade: D+"

Is this a fair grade, or have the young guys shown enough to believe success is on the horizon?

With less than two months left in the season, are teams performing up to their expectations, and what's the outlook the rest of the way?

www.nytimes.comNBA stretch run report cards: Grading all 30 teams after the All-Star breakWith less than two months left in the season, are teams performing up to their expectations, and what's the outlook the rest of the way?

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