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Brooklyn Nets

Jonathan Filipe’s first year as the head athletic trainer was a productive one as the team finished in the top 10 for games and minutes lost. The midseason trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving reshuffled the deck but the newly acquired players, including Mikel Bridges, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Cam Johnson, missed minimal time after joining Brooklyn. The Nets had the six fewest games lost to injury following the Durant trade, a total improved after the injured Durant was off the roster. The current focus of the medical team is the health of Ben Simmons, who was limited by knee and back issues for the majority of last season. Simmons has shown flashes of his old self in preseason and could be line for a bounce back year.