Sometimes my posts don’t age well. So much yesterday’s that had the Nets playing the 2025 game, when their salary cap sheet will be cleaned up so they could target major improvements via trades and free agency. That all went out the window when Brooklyn reportedly agreed on Tuesday to trade wing Mikal Bridges, its best-all-around player, to the Knicks, of all teams.
Steve, as always, thank you for your reaction. I usually find myself aligned with your thoughts, but I am unsure how to feel about this one. Having watched the 12-70 Nets in 2010, a lot of younger Nets fan have no idea how bad it can be. However, it was clear the Nets were going nowhere with the Bridges this season - with a hope of making the play-in at best next season. So I get why Marks did what he did.
This season will clearly be terrible - and for the most part - unwatchable. The hope now is to draft some exciting young pieces next season with promise. Something, as you mention is a crapshoot. And even though they will still be bad in 2025-2026, there is joy in watching exciting young players play and grow. Something Nets fans rarely have gotten over the several decades (who was the last draft Nets pick that showed all-star potential - KVH?) So while I agree this will be a rough stretch of years, I am hopeful that after this season the Nets have promising young players for the first time in a long time.
Try to cheer up. We could end up looking like OKC, or even Orlando. Building with moderate speed, and smart free agent/trade pickups. This is for the best.
I do not watch basketball. Out of one hundred things to do, watching basketball is #103.
I am a draftnik though.
I know it’s comparing apples to oranges as far as value of picks is concerned when discussing NFL draft picks and NBA draft picks but the NBA mindset on trading first round picks and future picks is comparable to the NFL trading seventh rounders.
Again, not my game but when the Nets traded all those picks for Pierce and Garnett years ago, I just knew it was a disaster in the making. They just love trading picks for players.
If the NBA didn’t initiate the Ted Stepian rule, teams are not allowed to trade first rounders in consecutive years, I’m sure Stepian would have traded all of his first rounders probably up to 2043.
Steve, as always, thank you for your reaction. I usually find myself aligned with your thoughts, but I am unsure how to feel about this one. Having watched the 12-70 Nets in 2010, a lot of younger Nets fan have no idea how bad it can be. However, it was clear the Nets were going nowhere with the Bridges this season - with a hope of making the play-in at best next season. So I get why Marks did what he did.
This season will clearly be terrible - and for the most part - unwatchable. The hope now is to draft some exciting young pieces next season with promise. Something, as you mention is a crapshoot. And even though they will still be bad in 2025-2026, there is joy in watching exciting young players play and grow. Something Nets fans rarely have gotten over the several decades (who was the last draft Nets pick that showed all-star potential - KVH?) So while I agree this will be a rough stretch of years, I am hopeful that after this season the Nets have promising young players for the first time in a long time.
Try to cheer up. We could end up looking like OKC, or even Orlando. Building with moderate speed, and smart free agent/trade pickups. This is for the best.
I do not watch basketball. Out of one hundred things to do, watching basketball is #103.
I am a draftnik though.
I know it’s comparing apples to oranges as far as value of picks is concerned when discussing NFL draft picks and NBA draft picks but the NBA mindset on trading first round picks and future picks is comparable to the NFL trading seventh rounders.
Again, not my game but when the Nets traded all those picks for Pierce and Garnett years ago, I just knew it was a disaster in the making. They just love trading picks for players.
If the NBA didn’t initiate the Ted Stepian rule, teams are not allowed to trade first rounders in consecutive years, I’m sure Stepian would have traded all of his first rounders probably up to 2043.