The 2022-23 season was an interesting one for the Brooklyn Nets. In a season that started with championship expectations, the Nets’ season ended with just trying to hold on to a playoff spot after trading away Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to end the superstar experiment once and for all.
At one point, Brooklyn was regarded as one of the main contenders in the Eastern Conference with Durant and Irving leading the way. Once the trade deadline came and went, the Nets had a completely different team led by budding star wing Mikal Bridges.
Not to mention, Brooklyn went through a coaching change after Steve Nash was fired following a 2-5 start to this season. Jacque Vaughn is now the head man of a team that is currently in flux thanks to the trades of Durant and Irving. While the offseason is still fresh, it’s a good time to review all of the Nets who played this season starting with: guard Seth Curry.
(All stats are courtesy of basketball-reference.com).
Traditional Stats:
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9.2 PPG
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1.6 RPG
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1.6 APG
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46.3 FG%
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40.5 3FG%
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92.7 FT%
Advanced Stats:
Statistical Ranks:
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155th in the NBA in PPG
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77th in FG%
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30th in 3FG%
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2nd in FT%
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81st in TS%
Contract:
Takeaways:
Curry missed the first five games of 2022-23 due to his recovery from ankle surgery that he had during the offseason. However, he made his season debut on Oct. 29 against the Indiana Pacers. Even though he did not score a point in the loss, it wouldn’t be long before he had his first 20-point game of the season.
On Nov. 9, Curry scored 23 points in just his fourth game of the season in a 27-point win over the New York Knicks. He looked to be fully recovered from his ankle surgery as he was unstoppable from three-point land being that he made six of his 11 three-point attempts.
While Curry played to his career averages throughout the season, he hit his stride in January as he averaged 15.4 points per game while shooting 51.4% from the field and 47.2% from behind the three-point line. Curry started four games during the month and was on fire as he scored at least 10 points on 11 occasions, scored at least 20 points twice, and even scored 32 points in a four-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Jan. 25.
Curry had another season where he proved that he can be a reliable scorer off the bench. He is what he is at this point in terms of what he’s good at and when he’s not good at when it comes to helping his team win games. If Brooklyn is interested in remaining in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, Curry would be a good candidate to bring back assuming that his cost isn’t too high.
Season grade: C+
Story originally appeared on Nets Wire
