What we learned about the Nets — and their intriguing future — at summer league
But there are still things to be gleaned from the past two weeks involving the Nets, whether it regards the hopefuls who played in summer league or the business to be conducted over the summer.
Usually by the time the Nets depart Las Vegas they have finished their heavy lifting roster-wise. But this year has been anything but usual.
Here are our observations from the past couple of weeks:
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