Why The Brooklyn Nets Do The Future
On the other hand, the Nets shouldn’t be thinking about the future. They don’t control it anyway.
Unless they make a deal with Houston, that is. Barring that possibility, the Nets have no incentive to lose. With that in mind, they should stay in win-now mode.
Besides, the Nets have plenty of the pieces they’d need to build around Lillard. This is a ready-made contender. The Nets have a deep platoon of outstanding defenders and shooters – they just need an offensive focal point.
Why not Damian Lillard? Meanwhile. the Nets get off of Ben Simmons’ contract here as well.
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Sure, they’re paying a hefty price to flip him for Lillard, but if they’re contending for the NBA title, it’s worth it.
After all, theyre keeping Mikal Bridges, aren’t they?