Nets playoff odds alarmingly high for those rooting for a tank job

 The good news is, according to the latest playoff odds: the Brooklyn Nets are extremely likely to make the playoffs. 

The bad news for the Nets tankers based on the latest playoff odds: the Brooklyn Nets are extremely likely to make the playoffs.

2024-2025 NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Odds:

BOS - 100%
CLE - 100%
NYK - 99%
ORL - 81%
BRK - 80%
MIA - 75%
CHO - 68%
DET - 56%
IND - 37%
MIL - 34%
CHI - 19%
TOR - 19%
ATL - 14%
WAS - 10%
PHI - 2.0%

All Playoff Odds: https://t.co/0r3ogSofIN

— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) November 10, 2024

 

According to basketball reference, the Nets have an 80% chance at making the 2025 NBA playoffs. 

This comes on the heels of back-to-back, competitive road losses to two of the premier teams in the Eastern Conference in the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers .

While the sample size is minuscule at just 10 games, the Nets have shown signs under Jordi Fernandez. They are a true superstar away from being competitive in the Eastern Conference field. 

After getting burned during a superstar chasing era, it appears that Sean Marks and the Nets brass is going to take a more patient approach and build through the draft and use existing valuable vets to create more cap space and increase the draft stock. 

So while the fan base is split 50-50 on whether the Nets should truly tank and go for a top NBA draft lottery pick, as presently constituted through ten games, it appears the Nets will not be lying down for any team in the league and be competitive throughout this season.