Why The Brooklyn Nets Do The Deal

They should be! Here’s the rub: the Nets aren’t actually taking a huge risk here. As we already stated, Irving is a distressed asset. They won’t necessarily have a wealth of options in moving him.

They may have safer ones than this one. For all of his personal shortcomings, Irving is too talented a basketball player not to bring a quality offer or two in.

Having said that, it’s unlikely that any offer will raise their short-term ceiling as much as this one.

Let’s not forget who, up until recently, Anthony Davis was. When he’s healthy, he’s one of the best two-way big men in the NBA. This is a man who was routinely compared to Joel Embiid before injuries robbed him of the better part of two seasons.

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At 29, he’s still got time to inspire such comparisons again.