Bridges to knicks

[Deleted member 365]

It makes a ton of sense unless you get a Bridges offer

I think that’s what we’re banking on, right? Is to get something like that as an offer. I’d be curious as to what the possibilities are for such an offer.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Is there any reason to think that Lauri wouldn't be as valuable as Bridges?

The only one is that his contract hasn't been signed so he is only locked in for 1 year.

Other than that, Lauri did better as the man in Utah than Bridges did as the man in Brooklyn.

I want to get more from Gobert and Spida than the nets did from Durant. Sending out Maarkanen does that all day long.

 

[TheStormofWar]

The Nets couldn't pair Bridges with someone else after trying so they got tired of trying to attract guys to follow Mikal and they cashed in.

If we can't pair someone with Lauri NOW then we are in the same spot as Brooklyn was... aka middling capital of the world.

it hasnt mde any sense the last two years... and it wont make any sense the next 2.

NY just set the market. Its time to cash in and completely reset.

I think this is the right call. At some point, all the first rounders that teams have, can, and would trade is going to dry up. Best to get the darts to throw, suck as hard as we can, and let the young players play.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Houston
OKC
Pelicans

Let the bidding war begin.

 

[infection]

The Nets couldn't pair Bridges with someone else after trying so they got tired of trying to attract guys to follow Mikal and they cashed in.

If we can't pair someone with Lauri NOW then we are in the same spot as Brooklyn was... aka middling capital of the world.

it hasnt mde any sense the last two years... and it wont make any sense the next 2.

NY just set the market. It’s time to cash in and completely reset.

We’re in the “find out” stages where we realize how hard it is to land one really good player, to say nothing of two, and there’s not some magical mushroom pathway where we get on this conveyor belt with two young stars on good contracts and a war chest of assets to build around them. We'll have to bust our asses just to break even on being able to just get where we were (if we can).

 

[Bawse Dawg]

This is also one of those things where it might look like a huge overpay, but there is actually not a single good young player involved and little reason to think those picks will become good picks.

Nets were going nowhere so it's a fine deal to make. But speaking from experience; 2031 is gonna be feeling really far away soon for Brooklyn. And even then, just hoping for a good team to become bad in that time.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Everyone says the Nets are about to blow everything up and tank for Flagg......but have they considered the chances that the Nets wait until deadline to tank so they have no chance at playoffs/very low chance at winning the lotto?

Damn that’s a good idea we should do that

 

[NUMBERICA]

Is there any reason to think that Lauri wouldn't be as valuable as Bridges?

He’s an expiring contract and he can’t be extended and traded in the same transaction (but I don’t know much about extension rules).

I have wondered if the clock on trading Lauri starts after we renegotiate and extend him (I believe he can’t be traded for 6 months from that time).

 

[KqWIN]

Damn that’s a good idea we should do that

We should do it two years in a row.

 

[NUMBERICA]

We should do it two years in a row.

Nay, three times!

 

[oldtimer]

2 was plenty

 

[SoberasHotRod]

If Brooklyn really wants to follow the Ainge rebuild playbook they should take Collins off of our hands.