Nets’ defense has potential to be better than it was before deadline

When the Mavericks and Suns met in the Western Conference semifinals last year, Spencer Dinwiddie and Dallas wanted to make sure their matchups stayed away from Mikal Bridges. They tried to get Pho…

and Dallas wanted to make sure their matchups stayed away from Mikal Bridges. They tried to get Phoenix’s star away from primary ball-handlers and switched onto other players.

The Nets already have added Finney-Smith and Dinwiddie. Bridges, the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year runner-up, could join the rotation Saturday. Head coach Jacque Vaughn doesn’t know what the defensive ceiling will be yet, and Dinwiddie knows there’s still a lot to wait and see about. A first glimpse of that potential was on display against the Bulls. The Nets have the No. 13 defensive rating in the NBA after that game Thursday, when they limited Chicago to 21 points in the fourth quarter. That also came without key defender Nic Claxton, who was absent after being evaluated for “hamstring awareness.”

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