By trading star wing Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks — a deal that was finalized on Sunday — the Nets went from a bare cupboard of draft picks to a
Apr 14, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges walks off the court after a loss against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY SportsBrooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks saw an opportunity to build a war chest of draft capital and took it.
“I think it’s numerous factors when you’re weighing the situation we find ourselves in as a team,” Marks said . “It’s a difficult decision because Mikal was a focal point of this organization. When you have an offer like we did from New York, that sets us up on a very, very clear pathway to continue to build this team.”
Rather than trying to buy their way toward contention after a 32-50 2023-24 season, Brooklyn appears to be attempting to build its ranks through the draft. Bridges was undoubtedly their top player, averaging 19.6 points per game while shooting 37.2% from three-point range in 82 games. “Leon and I talked for a couple days and it moved very very quickly,” Marks said. ‘You could tell how interested they were in adding Mikal to their group which had been talked bout for a variety of different reasons. Mikal didn’t know until I called him and said ‘Hey, look, we’re getting down here.'”
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