After adding Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Jason Terry from the Boston Celtics to a star studded roster that featured Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, and Brook Lopez, the Brooklyn Nets thought that a championship parade was in order. The Nets, however, didn't get past the second round of the playoffs last season and now the team is in total limbo, according to Josh Hill of Fan Sided. Since then, Terry got shipped off to the Sacramento Kings midway to the season. Pierce signed with the Washington Wizards this summer in the free agency. Garnett is unusually quiet about his decision to play another year with Brooklyn or hang up his jersey in retirement.
The Boston Globe wrote, "Nets coach Lionel Hollins is still waiting to hear from former Celtic Kevin Garnett, who has not given the team an indication he wants to return, though he is expected to play a 20th NBA season. Garnett has one year and $12 million left on his contract, the deal he signed with the Celtics three years ago."
Garnett is set to cash in $12 million if he decides to play for one more year in the NBA and its highly unlikely that he will turn down that much money. Trisity Miller of Fansided thinks that Garnett prolonging his decision on whether or not he should retire or not could be a move to avoid training camp. Garnett is already at the age where winning is the only thing that matters and doing extra work is simply out of the equation. He would prefer saving his old legs for the long grind of the season and in the playoffs were every game matters. Moreover, it was also believed that Garnett may simply be taking his time weighing his decision on whether he should commit to a team that could end up a mediocre group against the more powerful teams in the league.
But there is still some hope that Garnett would return with the Brooklyn Nets after the team saw Paul Pierce walk away in free agency. With a healthy Deron Williams and Brook Lopez, who knows how good the Nets could really be and Garnett might just come through if the team wants to make a deep run in the playoffs.
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