On Tuesday night time, the Brooklyn Nets made it clear what path their franchise is heading in 2024-25. The workforce traded away their greatest participant, Mikal Bridges, to the New York Knicks. Bridges was their high asset of their commerce with Phoenix for Kevin Durant. Nevertheless, Brooklyn couldn’t refuse the overwhelming bundle of picks that the Knicks have been prepared to supply.
There had been reviews this offseason that the Nets have turned down a number of first-round picks for Bridges. ESPN’s Brian Windorst reported that he heard a workforce had supplied six first-rounders for Bridges. Nevertheless, it was Brooklyn making a cope with the Knicks to accumulate Bridges for 4 unprotected first-round picks (2025, 2027, 2029, & 2031). Moreover, the Nets acquired Bojan Bogdanovic, a protected 2025 first-round choose through Milwaukee, the Knicks’ unprotected 2028 choose swap, and a further second-round choose. It was a proposal the Nets merely couldn’t refuse.
Buying and selling Mikal Bridges was not the one transfer the Nets made on Tuesday night time
BREAKING: The Brooklyn Nets have agreed in precept on a commerce to ship F Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks for Bojan Bogdanovic, 4 unprotected first-round picks, a protected first-round choose through Bucks, an unprotected choose swap and a second-rounder, sources inform ESPN. pic.twitter.com/TEGsIpoa3b
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2024
By buying and selling Mikal Bridges, the Brooklyn Nets parted methods with their greatest participant. In return, the Nets did obtain a large haul of picks. Nevertheless, buying and selling Bridges was not the one transfer the Nets made final night time. Brooklyn was concerned in a cope with the Rockets to reacquire the picks they despatched to Houston throughout their commerce for James Harden. The Nets acquired a 2025 first-round choose, a 2026 first-round choose, and rights to the least favorable of Mavs, Rockets’ and Suns’ first-round picks in 2029.
In change, the Rockets acquired a 2025 first-round choose swap (Houston/Oklahoma Metropolis for Phoenix), a 2027 first-round choose through the Suns, and rights to the 2 most favorable of Mavs’, Suns’, and Rockets’ first-round picks in 2029. With these offers going down, the Nets have 16 first-round picks from 2025-2031. Sources across the league have reported that there could possibly be a firesale in Brooklyn this offseason. The workforce may half methods with different position gamers on their roster. All to try to tank away the 2024-25 season to have an opportunity at a high lottery choose in 2025.
One other large deal: Brooklyn has a cope with Houston to return the Nets’ 2026 first-round choose for a 2027 Phoenix Suns first-round choose, sources inform ESPN. Rockets additionally purchase 2025 proper to swap Houston/OKC first for 2025 Suns first-round choose. Extra particulars approaching picks… pic.twitter.com/qkTh3KwV63
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2024
No participant could possibly be secure on Brooklyn’s roster this offseason. If there’s a workforce with curiosity in considered one of their gamers, the Nets are going to take that decision. Meaning gamers like Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Ben Simmons, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Dennis Schroder may all be on the chopping block. Brooklyn wanted to decide on whether or not they needed to proceed staying mediocre or begin contemporary. Their trades with the Knicks and Rockets on Tuesday night time sign a rebuild. We’ll should see what normal supervisor Sean Marks can do as he tries to rebuild this Nets workforce.
