As Nets sign another (former) All-Star and Durant's return imminent, expectations rise even more

The Brooklyn Nets have won consistently without injured star Kevin Durant and with star Kyrie Irving missing some games, so the additions of former All-Star Blake Griffin and now LaMarcus Aldridge make the team even stronger.

As noted by NetsDaily, Aldridge, whose contract had been bought out by the San Antonio Spurs, was seen as headed to the Miami Heat but chose the Nets because of a better chance at a championship. (It made a mention on the Post and Daily News back covers.)

And, as reported by the New York Post, there's more to come:

The Nets, despite having been the NBA’s best team for most of the past two months, still haven’t been at their best. But with the expected returns of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving over the next week, they’ll finally get to build toward the “scary hours” that James Harden warned the rest of the league about.

So we should expect the Barclays Center to fill up as much as the emerging, and evolving, state guidelines allow--currently at 10% but, I'd guess, likely to grow, especially if those already vaccinated can enter without a negative COVID-19 test.