Mikal Bridges To The Knicks For 4 FRPs ('25, '27, '29, '31), FRP Swap ('28), SRP ('25), MIL FRP ('25); Picks Swap w/HOU

[Decipher]

IF healthy (biggest ? eva), Simmons is a terrible tank commander as we’re likely to win some games

Remember we were in the playoffs when he played last year

Good tank commanders are guys who put up empty stats like Beal

[Rastas]

IF healthy (biggest ? eva), Simmons is a terrible tank commander as we’re likely to win some games

Remember we were in the playoffs when he played last year

Good tank commanders are guys who put up empty stats like Beal

Agreed , Simmons is the opposite of a Tank Commander ~ more so in a contract year , expect plenty of drama if his back is healthy and is asked to sit.

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[Decipher]

IF healthy (biggest ? eva), Simmons is a terrible tank commander as we’re likely to win some games

Remember we were in the playoffs when he played last year

Good tank commanders are guys who put up empty stats like Beal

Agreed , Simmons is the opposite of a Tank Commander ~ more so in a contract year , expect plenty of drama if his back is healthy and is asked to sit.

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He’s no longer represented by Klutch so that’s a plus

Funny how, injuries aside, Simmons has been drama free on the Nets while Bridges allegedly went rogue

[Keith Van Horn]

YOOOO!!!

And the Houston 25 and 26 picks back??

[Keith Van Horn]

Bojan is cooked. Don't see anyone giving anything up for him.

Good riddance Mikhail. Guys a two faced loser. A shot jacker. Nets were never going anywhere with him, this gives them a shot for the next ten years for a mediocre player. Wow.

Acted all happy to be here with his nice guy act then forced a trade after a terrible season.



Please Please dump his useless waste of height "twin".
(Still so cringe that whole thing.)


Nets so dumpster fire-y though. They overpay CJ to make Bridges happy then trade him less than a yesr later. Typical Nets.

Things can change fast in the NBA. I wouldn't be upset too much. We're finally moving in a specific direction now and held the Knicks over a barrel for that trade.

I hated the forced "Mikal is a great guy, a true iron man, and will be the face of the franchise for years bc players wanna play with him" narrative that circulated within nets circles.

I'm glad he's gone. He was the rebound chick after a major Durant trade breakup.

This is a GREAT time to be a Nets fan. If there were any bandwagoners left from the KD/Ky/Harden era, they're probably gone now. CYA. Time to rebuild.

Potentially 4 picks in a loaded 2025 draft class?

And then a ton of space to open up with moves that could still happen today (thinking CJ and DFS get moved), and with Ben expiring after this year?

And all that ammo draft capital to maybe still go get another player somehow? (Garland still a big maybe)

I'm all in again.

[Decipher]

Bojan is cooked. Don't see anyone giving anything up for him.

Good riddance Mikhail. Guys a two faced loser. A shot jacker. Nets were never going anywhere with him, this gives them a shot for the next ten years for a mediocre player. Wow.

Acted all happy to be here with his nice guy act then forced a trade after a terrible season.



Please Please dump his useless waste of height "twin".
(Still so cringe that whole thing.)


Nets so dumpster fire-y though. They overpay CJ to make Bridges happy then trade him less than a yesr later. Typical Nets.

Things can change fast in the NBA. I wouldn't be upset too much. We're finally moving in a specific direction now and held the Knicks over a barrel for that trade.

I hated the forced "Mikal is a great guy, a true iron man, and will be the face of the franchise for years bc players wanna play with him" narrative that circulated within nets circles.

I'm glad he's gone. He was the rebound chick after a major Durant trade breakup.

This is a GREAT time to be a Nets fan. If there were any bandwagoners left from the KD/Ky/Harden era, they're probably gone now. CYA. Time to rebuild.

Potentially 4 picks in a loaded 2025 draft class?

And then a ton of space to open up with moves that could still happen today (thinking CJ and DFS get moved), and with Ben expiring after this year?

And all that ammo draft capital to maybe still go get another player somehow? (Garland still a big maybe)

I'm all in again.

Hopefully trade for 1 pick in this draft as it will give me an excuse to watch

[Karate Diop]

I don't mind moving Bridges, but trading him to the Knicks makes me sick... I hope for @#$! sake that the Nets stick to an internal rebuilding strategy this time... Let Marks cook in the draft.

[djsunyc]

I don't mind moving Bridges, but trading him to the Knicks makes me sick... I hope for @#$! sake that the Nets stick to an internal rebuilding strategy this time... Let Marks cook in the draft.

the kyrie/kd teaming up thing won't happen again so i don't see the nets falling into the same trap. but huge pressure now to hit on all those draft picks.

[Keith Van Horn]

I don't mind moving Bridges, but trading him to the Knicks makes me sick... I hope for @#$! sake that the Nets stick to an internal rebuilding strategy this time... Let Marks cook in the draft.

I've gotten used to the sick feeling.... Boston getting Tatum and Brown from the Nets picks, Nets getting the 3 pick in 2010 after a historically bad year, Lillard to Portland via a Nets FRP, etc etc.

Don't lose sleep over Mikal going to the Knick. It's more about us going in a specific rebuild direction rather than them seeing some immediate success.

[Keith Van Horn]

I don't mind moving Bridges, but trading him to the Knicks makes me sick... I hope for @#$! sake that the Nets stick to an internal rebuilding strategy this time... Let Marks cook in the draft.

the kyrie/kd teaming up thing won't happen again so i don't see the nets falling into the same trap. but huge pressure now to hit on all those draft picks.

looks what marks had done with picks in the 20+ range recently... Allen, Levert, Clowney, Claxton, Thomas... lets see what he can do with his own pick that destined to be a lotto pick in a stacked draft class

[NetsJets]

This makes rebuilding that much easier. It was foolish to “rebuild” while another team owned our picks.

[Hello Brooklyn]

A day after reaction.

It does truly suck to bottom out and completely concede NYC to the Knicks. This is the first time since moving to BK it feels like we are a bad team and the Knicks are a contender.

Tanking is also going to be rough. Opposing fanbases are going to keep taking over the arena. All anyone is ever going to talk about is the Knicks.

I was fine with going after Trae Young or Mitchell. But this is the smarter move.

We need to draft our own star for once. Its past time. And there are a ton of great prospects next year.

I'm getting older and it sucks that we have to wait 5+ years now for the Nets to realistically contend. I hope its worth it.

KD/Kyrie era was such a disaster its still hard to recover from it mentally.

[Netaman]

A day after reaction.

It does truly suck to bottom out and completely concede NYC to the Knicks. This is the first time since moving to BK it feels like we are a bad team and the Knicks are a contender.

Tanking is also going to be rough. Opposing fanbases are going to keep taking over the arena. All anyone is ever going to talk about is the Knicks.

I was fine with going after Trae Young or Mitchell. But this is the smarter move.

We need to draft our own star for once. Its past time. And there are a ton of great prospects next year.

I'm getting older and it sucks that we have to wait 5+ years now for the Nets to realistically contend. I hope its worth it.

KD/Kyrie era was such a disaster its still hard to recover from it mentally.

Everyone is going to process the emotions differently but a few things:

1. There was nothing to concede to the Knicks, they have been putrid for decades up until Thibs and all it took for them to "take back the city" was Brunson + a couple first/second round runs. They are the 800 pound gorilla. The only thing defeating that was prime KD, and after 2021 that was gone.

2. After the hot start last year they were basically already tanking. Opposing fan bases were taking over the arena. All anyone talked about was the Knicks. So nothing to see here. All of that may have happened without all the extra picks because...

3. I believe it was Woj who reported that the Nets first tried to find a co-star with Bridges but came up empty. I assume the main target was Mitchell.

4. KD era was 2nd farthest thing from a disaster possible. Only thing that could have made it better was finishing off the championship in 2021, which they would have with 1 less injury and perhaps 1 less vax denier. As it is actually happened:

KD chose Nets over Knicks in what was an earth shattering moment even if just a step stone,
Marks assembled a championship roster that for it's brief games together looked dominant,
Nets came out of the era with almost 10 extra FRPs going forward.

The first time KD stepped on court as a Net in 2020 he was 32. That era was always going to come and go quickly. It didn't go smoothly but the post-KD era is set up almost as well as could have been realistically expected. And possibly entirely thanks to the Knicks picks unlocking the Nets ability to return their own picks. In 2025 if they can secure their version of Brown/Tatum thanks to knicks, there is massive potential for this series of trades to end up boston-esque. And if the Knicks fail to win their ring the tables will shift to them being the disappointment who made a desperation trade.

[NetsWorld]

I don't mind moving Bridges, but trading him to the Knicks makes me sick... I hope for @#$! sake that the Nets stick to an internal rebuilding strategy this time... Let Marks cook in the draft.

Trading Miquitter to the Knicks was done because the Nets were trading for their picks back in 25 and 26 from the Rockets, otherwise it could have been a case where Bridges gets traded directly to Houston without any care for Bridges input. What Marks did was capitalize on the opportunity of a two for one type deal. Nets secure Knicks future picks and get their own picks back in the process.

[NetsWorld]

A day after reaction.

It does truly suck to bottom out and completely concede NYC to the Knicks. This is the first time since moving to BK it feels like we are a bad team and the Knicks are a contender.

Tanking is also going to be rough. Opposing fanbases are going to keep taking over the arena. All anyone is ever going to talk about is the Knicks.

I was fine with going after Trae Young or Mitchell. But this is the smarter move.

We need to draft our own star for once. Its past time. And there are a ton of great prospects next year.

I'm getting older and it sucks that we have to wait 5+ years now for the Nets to realistically contend. I hope its worth it.

KD/Kyrie era was such a disaster its still hard to recover from it mentally.

The Nets collection of picks and upcoming cap space is not just about the draft. They will be able to still trade and sign players; trading Bridges and getting their picks back just gave them gold capital to work with instead of bronze capital.

[NetsJets]

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[Keith Van Horn]

A day after reaction.

It does truly suck to bottom out and completely concede NYC to the Knicks. This is the first time since moving to BK it feels like we are a bad team and the Knicks are a contender.

Tanking is also going to be rough. Opposing fanbases are going to keep taking over the arena. All anyone is ever going to talk about is the Knicks.

I was fine with going after Trae Young or Mitchell. But this is the smarter move.

We need to draft our own star for once. Its past time. And there are a ton of great prospects next year.

I'm getting older and it sucks that we have to wait 5+ years now for the Nets to realistically contend. I hope its worth it.

KD/Kyrie era was such a disaster its still hard to recover from it mentally.

I agree, it might be tough to stomach, but honestly it took me a while to come around to this path too.

This was the best option after the superstar era ended unceremoniously, but we didn't have our picks. Now we do (except for 27) and we have that 2025 pick which is huge, along with 3 other picks in that draft.

We can theoretically be in a position to have

1. a top 5ish pick in 2025
2. 3 more FRPs in 2025 (great class)
3. a TON of open cap space after this year
4. so many extra picks that we can trade for a star after the 24-25 season ends
5. still have control of a lot of draft picks over the next 5 years
6. ability to trade into the draft tonight and still get more picks (Cam Johnson, DFS, Sharpe...)

I don't want to keep saying it but I'm feeling OKC type path here. We just need to get our young PG to build around... and I'm hoping a guy like Garland is available at some point.

[Hello Brooklyn]

Any chance Houston wants DFS for our pick in 27? Or is that a pipe dream? LOL.

[Keith Van Horn]

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miscast. never loved him. good riddance. thanks for all the freaking draft picks and bright future!!

[Keith Van Horn]

Any chance Houston wants DFS for our pick in 27? Or is that a pipe dream? LOL.

dude i was thinking the same thing, just with cam johnson instead.

imagine getting Green and that 2027 pick back.... come on let's dream!!