Tonight at 7:00 p.m. the new-look Brooklyn Nets will begin their quest for an NBA title in Cleveland against Kyrie Irving and the Cavaliers. Live stream the game by clicking this link. Nets fans can hear the game on 101.9 WFAN FM, while Cavs fans can catch the radio broadcast on WTAM 1100.
The Nets have transformed into a New York afterthought to a headline-grabbing machine since snatching Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett from the Boston Celtics, creating the most expensive and veteran-laden starting five in the NBA.
The Nets payroll is up over $100 million this season, without including their luxury tax hit of over $80 million. Expectations will be sky high at the Barclays Center. They have a brand new coach in Jason Kidd as well, who was a player in the Association just last season. Kidd will probably lean on is vets, Garnett in particular, for leadership.
"My style is my style, and understand I've grown into this style," Garnett said. "I haven't always been like this. I've had to grow into being a man and understanding responsibilities and having different responsibilities. Through my course of my career from Minnesota to Boston I've understood all that, and now reaping some of those benefits of trial and error, I'm able to give wisdom and advice off of experience."
The Cavs have high aspirations as well, although not of the championship variety. Irving is in his third year and is trying to will his team to the playoffs for the first time since LeBron James bolted for South Beach. Head coach Mike Brown is back and he's optimistic about this group.
"They want to be coached hard. They want to not only be better, they want to be great," Brown said. "Just being around Kyrie this short amount of time, I'm starting to feel that. He's young and has a ways to grow, but he's hungry to not only be better, but to be the greatest."
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