Why The Brooklyn Nets Do The Deal
This deal has short and long-term benefits for the Nets.
The short-term ones mostly have to do with Ben Simmons. As a non-shooting lead ball-handler, he needs to play alongside a stretch big. As constructed, the Nets don’t have one. Maximizing the time Simmons spends with love ought to improve his performance this year.
In the long term, this deal has the Nets flipping two deals with an extra year on them for an expiring contract. For a team in the Nets’ position, that’s could be vital.
After all, we already mentioned their potential implosion. In a worst-case scenario where this deal doesn’t improve the floundering Nets, Kevin Durant may issue another trade request.
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If he does, the Nets will be happy to have this financial flexibility in their new situation.
After all, in the process of giving up Durant, nobody knows what they might get back.
