NetsDaily Off-Season Report – No. 24

A week later, after six practice sessions at HSS Training Center, the 20 players — 15 on standard deals, three on two-ways and as of now two on Exhibit 10s — will fly to Charlotte for their first pre-season game vs. the Hornets on October 8, a week. Three more preseason games, starting with a home game vs. the 76ers at Barclays Center two days later on October 8, will follow, giving fans their first look at the Nets newest era.

The regular season starts October 21 in Brooklyn , also vs. Charlotte, in the friendly confines of Barclays Center. Then, it's really on through Sunday, April 11, vs. the Raptors. Hopefully, it will mean something.

So, the wait is over, the truth will soon be told. Here comes both the excitement of a new season with its new hope … and more than a little anxiety, too.