Why The Brooklyn Nets Do The Deal
It’s easier to justify the Brooklyn Nets’ end of this trade. They’re getting a player that’s more malleable and more dependable.
Wiggins’ game should fit into any lineup. He’d function in this Nets’ offense similarly to how he functions with the Warriors. He’d space the floor, defend his man aggressively and create his own looks when it became necessary.
That sounds like the perfect player to pair with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. In fact, it sounds like a player worth surrendering a first-round pick along with Ben Simmons for.
This brings us to the other reason the Nets do this deal. At the beginning of last season, they traded control of their draft through to 2027 to the Houston Rockets. The Nets can’t afford to think about the future: they need to be squarely in win-now mode.
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If it costs them Ben Simmons and another first-round pick, they can’t afford to hesitate in paying that cost.
