The Brooklyn Nets will be championship contenders next season since two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant will be on the court next to Kyrie Irving. Durant was set to miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from his Achilles tear.

KD has career averages of 27.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists in the NBA. He’s one of the best players in league history and the Nets should be one of the deadliest offensive teams next season with Durant, Irving, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Caris LeVert leading the charge on offense.

Irving is expected to be 100 percent whenever the 2020-21 season begins. He underwent successful surgery on his right shoulder after dealing with pain pretty much all season. Uncle Drew put up 27.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 6.4 assists in his first season back home with the Nets. The All-Star point guard, Durant, and DeAndre Jordan each signed four-year deals with the franchise last offseason in free agency.

Besides getting the right coach to lead the franchise moving forward, which they hope they did with the addition of Steve Nash, Nets general manager Sean Marks also has to address shooting guard Joe Harris' unrestricted free agency. Brooklyn would be wise to re-sign the sharpshooter even if the organization has to overpay to keep him.

You can never have enough shooters in today's NBA. Harris is not only one of the snipers we have in the game, but he's already said he wants to re-sign with the Nets and play with Durant and Irving next season. Harris made $7.6 million this season after signing a two-year, $16 million deal with Brooklyn back in the summer of 2018. He should see a sizable pay raise this offseason.

Before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19, Harris was averaging 13.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists for the Nets. He was shooting 47.1 percent from the field, 41.2 percent from beyond the arc, and 74.7 percent from the free-throw line. It makes no sense for the Nets to let Harris walk since they need more floor spacers around Irving and Durant.

Harris made 152 shots from deep this season. That output will likely increase next season since Joe is going to be getting even better looks from beyond the arc playing with Durant. KD draws double and even triple teams when he has the ball in the post and has always been a terrific passer. With Harris roaming around the arc, both Durant and Irving should never find it difficult to kick it out to Harris when they drive to the basket and collapse the defense.

The Nets went 30-34 before Rudy Gobert's positive COVID-19 test forced Adam Silver to suspend the campaign. Brooklyn likely would have had a better record if Irving didn't miss a handful of games due to his shoulder ailment. However, with Irving and Durant sidelined, Harris and the other role players in Brooklyn were able to develop their games more. Once Durant and Irving play next season, Harris should be a more polished player compared to the version the Nets saw this season.

There was a lot of talk about Brooklyn possibly trading for Washington Wizards All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal over the summer. The Nets should pursue a trade for Beal (if James Harden's price tag is just too high), but keeping Harris as part of the core makes sense since his shooting skills are elite.