The Post’s Fred Kerber surveyed 29 current and former GM’s, coaches, team executives and scouts around the league and in a small sampling of the NBA universe, found remarkably close balloting in the Knicks or Nets debate.
Of 29 persons who responded under the condition of anonymity, 14 said the Knicks, 13 said the Nets and two – both current rival general managers – felt it was too close to call.
Now it’s your turn to let us know who you think is the best basketball team in New York, the Knicks or the Brooklyn Nets.
Here’s a look at the rosters.
Nets starting lineup
PG Deron Williams: 21 pph, 3.3 rpg, 8.7 apg
SG Joe Johnson: 18.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.9 apg
SF Gerald Wallace: 15.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.1 apg&
PF Kris Humphries: 13.8 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 1.2 bpg
C Brook Lopez: 19.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.8 bpg
Nets top reserves
PG C.J. Watson: 9.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 4.1 apg
SG MarShon Brooks: 12,6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.3 apg
SG Keith Bogans: 4.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.6 apg
PF Mirza Teletovic: 15.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 0.5 bpg#
PF Reggie Evans: 1.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 0.1 bpg
Knicks starting lineup
PG Raymond Felton: 11.4 ppg, 2.5 rpb, 6.5 apg
SG J.R. Smith: 12.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.4 apg
SF Carmelo Anthony: 22.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.6 apg
PF Amar’e Stoudemire: 17.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg
C Tyson Chandler: 11.3 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Knicks top reserves
PG Jason Kidd: 6.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 5.5 apg
SG Iman Shumpert: 9.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.8 apg
SF Steve Novak: 8.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.2 apg
PF Kurt Thomas: 3.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.6 bpg
C Marcus Camby: 4.9 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.4 bpg
# – numbers with Caja Laboral in Spanish League
& – numbers with Nets following trade from Portland