I don't think Allen being the starter would have changed much, and not just because Claxton became what Allen was. DJ only started and really got good playing time that first year that had no KD and no Hardin. Next year during the playoffs Hardin was injuried, then Kyrie was injuried and Hardin came back to play injuried. Then in 2022 season you had the whole Kyrie vaccine mess which would have happened if Allen was on the team or not. I can't imagine any player being able to save the nets during that crazy period
@@laceup62 I feel like it's more of the concept of backing the coach instead of capitulating to the players, and working to improve the culture that they joined instead of changing and outright destroying it. Allowing player power to warp the original vision of the team under Atkinson, and going on to hire a comparative coaching intern in Steve Nash.
Kyrie won a championship. “The Kyrie effect” is just some media narrative BS because they don’t like his politics. You can say The Westbrook effect, Chris Paul effect, etc… but you don’t because you regurgitate espn.
@@danparish1344 every team Chris Paul was moved to got better. He helped put the clippers on the map, made the rockets a contender, help the thunder make the playoffs somehow, he changes the suns organization, and he is a better fit then poole in GS. You sound like the one who was brainwashed by espn and foxsports. Rockets should have won a chip if not for KD joining a 73 win team
@@wedabestradi096from what I heard kd wanted to stay in Brooklyn but couldn't because kyrie forced a trade which put kd in a position of losing which he didn't want to be in Kd didn't want to be stuck in losing team without kyrie basically and he think ben simmons sucks 😅 I was mad at kd at first till the details came out
This the season for the Nets to evaluate their roster, draft well in the offseason and sign complementary players. Not another knee-jerk reaction and trade for a star like Donovan, deplete draft assets and young players and still be a mid team. Build the team organically.
1:40 - I know you and I got into it in a previous video when you took a shot about Cam Thomas and I'm glad you've come around. It's insane to "give up" on a 22 year old that wouldn't get any minutes because he has tunnel vision. 3 straight 40 point games (youngest in NBA History) speaks for itself. Thomas has been struggling as of late, but he's undoubtedly a key part of this teams future
Idk about that. I know he's not as small as IT but if he doesn't improve on other facets of his game I can't see the Nets making a huge financial commitment to him.
@@pcharl01 Yeah, that's a fair criticism to have, but he just turned 22 and he was getting all these critiques the last year because he was in a really bad situation and the coach didn't trust him. It just baffled me that so many Nets fans gave up on him in his 2nd year because he couldn't impact the game in 5 minutes after 4 DNPs. To say, he can't get better when he's so young and so talented was insane. It's like giving up on Booker because he only averaged 3 assists his 2nd season.
@@cdeleon3494for a second round pick, that’s not a bad trajectory at all. Microwave bench scorer who has a long career, yes a journeyman but one that fills a role teams look for (second unit scoring). If he gets any bit decent with creating for others, the he’s perfect in that microwave sixth man role (who maybe also gets thrown in with the crunch time lineup)
@@Mdksupreme1 Kenny Atkinson if you followed Nets basketball you’d know casual. We can abbreviate KD and MJ but not an NBA coach lol You weird for caring that much about someone else comment.
I think it makes more sense for the Nets to hold off. If they were in the West, I would say push your chips in and try to win a title now before the Thunder/Spurs dynasty begins. No team in the East holds more future firsts, besides the Knicks. Play the long game while the Bucks, Celtics, and 76ers see their championship window closing.
As a Sixers fan I agree...and it hurts that our window is open right now but it's not like we really have a chance to win. Nets can start their run in 2yrs...where Milwaukee will certainly be on the decline as will be Embidd😢
No!! Build through the draft and be competitive from yr to yr!!! This Nets team will never win a championship and looks what happens the last time they trade for a star player. It's not worth the drama!!
The issue I have for calling this an effective strategy is that sits on the unrealistic. Okc has been the only team so far that has drafted 2 generational cores that produced multiple superstar/ emerging superstars. Even the warriors dynasty, the super development spurs, or the heat culture couldn't do that.
Sean Marks is playing 4d chess(I think), he is looking in the next 18 months. To maintain flexibility, he would need to look at star that are on expiring contracts, to me this is why this team is actually performing above its potential, is to attract players like Donovan Mitchell, while maintaining draft assets to be able to trade for upgrades and keep the core.
I’d actually love to see Lauri Markannen on the Nets. We’ve been lacking in size at the power forward spot, and he can also play center if Claxton gets injured again. We have the assets and picks to make such a trade happen, and we may not actually not have to give up that much to get him. Walker Kessler would also be a nice bonus, dude is a rebounding machine and has a ton of upside at just 21.
The Jazz are not trading a center that’s been amazing for them that they drafted last year and you obviously haven’t watched a single jazz game if you think markannen can play pf much less center you casual
Big difference between okc and Brooklyn is that the median age on the Nets is 29 and there top players are almost all over 25. You also can’t tank because of the picks to Hou so the goal in my opinion would be to go after D Mitch as a trade and then target one of the top FA this offseason.
I think the nets will make a play for D.Mitchell. The Cavs season is basically in the dumps and Don wants to come home. Cleveland will most likely trade him instead of letting him walk. I would really love Lauri Markkennan on this team though.
Love your contents tucker! Would you consider doing a video of predicting the top 6 teams (which will avoid playin) of each conference at the end of the season now we are about 1/3 into the season? Thanks!
Just wanted to say you’re killing it man. Love the background images you use. Youre well spoken and arguments are thought out. The consistency and quality is top tier. One of my favorite NBA RUclipsrs. Put you in the tier with Kenny B kot4q
The Nets don't have the talent to compete. They either have to trade for something big, or they need to rebuild and tank for the talent they need. You can't really compete with Giannis/Embiid when your best offensive player is Cam Thomas
Hey, a lot of sports teams do great by building talents up to be Superstars and then letting them move on for astronomic profits The Nets went thru a couple of weird spots but now they have upside and who knows, maybe next year you trade Bridges for what KD brought...look, always being the team they leave in order to win isn't the coolest but it sure as hell is a viable business model😅
Man, imagine grading a dude averaging 30/6/6 an F-. It must be because he’s only shooting 48% from 3, right? I guess everyone but maybe 6 guys in the league are F- players.
@@cousinwil5808 like i said “mr rhodes scholar” lost again last night weakest “big three” of this era. and whats funny is the second weakest big three in this era just happens to involve KD again
@@jreadz1879 lol, you had to look up what that meant. they’re still in and still doing better than both Steph and Lebron “I won the offseason and now I need help” James who both still have losing records. Keep living and dying with every single game in January.
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I would love to see a followup to this video, using the trade machine alongside. If you looked to trade Bridges, what could Brooklyn get, and from who. What would that team look like? Same thing with if you went looking for a star, using the Ben Simmons expiring contract to go 'all in'. Some teams are going to be in Cap Hell with the new CBA, and could you get Kat on the cheap to help out their situation (by cheap I'm think Simmons and 1-2 picks and swaps). There are also teams which are going to need to do some consolidation as they have too many good players and cannot pay them all. First that comes to mind is OKC for Bridges, probably including Giddey and stuff. What about Orlando and some of their back court depth (I do not want to have to face Franz, Paulo and Mikal though, that would be hell), they have too many good guards and brooklyn could use a set-up man. Really great video, love your work.
The Nets already determined that they are going to build with Bridges as their culture guy and the centerpiece of their franchise, meaning that they expect to max him out by 2026 which is the year his contract expires. However, despite this the Nets can begin negotiations on his contract in 2025 and hope to lock him up by then. All talks about trading Bridges is nothing more than rumors and the only way it happens is if he demands out personally. Now if the Nets trade with OKC they would most likely look to get off of their expiring contracts in Dinwiddie, Royce or DFS for mainly assets from OKC’s treasure chest of picks. Josh Giddey is a negative asset, Nets want to stay clear of negative press which comes in a bundle with him. Lastly, the main reason the Nets decided to remain competitive with Mikal as their franchise star is because they do not have the privilege of tanking especially with Houston owning their picks for the next 3 years. Mikal is already a star magnet attracting stars like Damian Lillard and potentially Donovan Mitchell to Brooklyn and with the emergence of Cam Thomas they might actually be on the right path for the future.
if we learned anything, its that teams nowadays overpay for superstars (and rudy gobert lol). a superstar isnt worth 5 first round picks. im sorry he just isnt, especially in the era we are in right now where the champions are teams that played together for years. its not the superteam era anymore, its a perfectly constructed with chemistry team era. the only reason i would pay so many picks for a guy like KD, Lillard, Embiid etc. is if i needed to increase ticketsales and jerseysales right now.
I was thinking about this...and i think the Nets actually won a trade. I still thank them everyday for the Paul Pierce, KG trade, but yea! Also, Arent the Nets actually better then the Suns atm?
Say it with me now: it’s a salary cap league Yea the cap is confusing as hell, so this take applies less in the NBA, but you don’t get a free lunch with stars. The more you pay one guy, the less everyone else can get, the worse the roster is around them. Teams gush for the shiny object player, often give up way too much, and they don’t have resources to build around this player.
Vaughn is a assistant coach Kevin Ollie should be the head coach and ben gotta go idc if he gotta get bought out like Deron Williams back in the day but other than that im excited about this team IM glad them quitters left
Last 3 times the Nets added a star / Stars Deron Williams, who then got the 7th pick traded (Dame Lillard) for Gerald Wallace KG - Paul Pierce (that gifted the Celtics Tatum) KD - Kyrie - Harden (.....) DON'T TRADE FOR A STAR! PLEASE! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
How about sga being number 1 so far with an mj like statline. If the media could get off lbj for a minute. Jokic usually steps it up towards the end but embiid is in the mix as usual and may actually maintain this time.
Nets got top dollar assets for cancer Kyrie and "out of his prime, injury prone" KD. Mavs and Suns saved the Nets from a second dark age a la Billy King. The picks owed to the Rockets isn't great but they won't be giving up lottery picks at least!
I wonder if the Nets decided to keep KD after trading for Kyrie. I wonder how this team would look. Yea they got one superstar but their depth has increased alot to where the Nets could still compete but again we wouldnt have Mikal and Johnson if it werent for the KD trade. Ngl I still miss KD in a Nets jersey but Im happy with the results of trading him away and hoping to have a bright future in the coming years.
The Suns and Nets trade was incredibly fascinating because I feel like in the trades the Suns have made for guys like Mikal/Cam, CP3, and Ayton…. The Mikal trade has been the best for both guys. Mikal and Book are clearly the best two players currently playing from that Phoenix team that made the finals, but they traded Mikal/Cam/Jae for KD, which was fair. KD is still a MONSTER. Mikal and Cam look PHENOMENAL, but KD is still KD in Phoenix. The DeAndre Ayton trade has worked perfectly for Phoenix in the sense that Nurkic has perfectly replaced Aytons to production AND they have Nassir Little off the bench. Looking at this team with Booker and KD as the main guys, Jusuf Nurkic and Grayson Allen as the other starters, as well as the role players who are new to us. But why the Suns accepted the Beal trade and passed his physical is beyond me, especially when they could win a title with CP3’s skills on the team (suns could’ve load managed there). Ishbia and Sarver are both unserious, and Vogel needs to quit relying on his guys to bail him out on offense. Frank Vogel might be one of the worst NBA title coaches of all time, if not the worst.
How much COPEium have you smoked? The Nets aren’t anywhere close to contending….they are 15-18 as of my comment and are #9 in the East. You guys got Mikel Bridges, some role players (i.e. Cam Johnson and Ben Simmons), and some 8th graders (draft picks 5-10 years from now) in exchange for 3 of the top talents in league history. 😂
Trading for stars is cool as long as you’re not the one left holding the bag when they’re washed up. Like imo ben is unflippable. Bradley beal is unflippable.
Bro u got to be kidding or wishful thinking but more than likely Brooklyn will be terrible unless they find a superstar in the draft it's gonna be rough in the future
Of course it's not the end of the world. The end of the world is if you traded a bunch of assets and that guy leaves in free agency, then you're FUCKED😅
The nets should start Dinwiddie, Cam Thomas, Bridges, Cam Johnson, Claxton. There second unit: Ben, Lonnie, O Neal, finned smith, and sharpe. Cam Thomas has potential to be an all star level and take the team to a new level .The Starters have Shooting( Dinwiddie, Cam Johnson, Cam Thomas, Mikel bridges) Defense( Brodges, Claxton) Renounding, Dinwiddie has been a good playmaker. The Bench has a playmaker in Ben Simmons, Defense( Ben, Finney smith) They have shooting( Lonnie, O Neal.) Elite role players. Pure scorer off the bench Lonnie walker. And 3&D guys( Johnson, O’Neal, Finney smith) Unless The Duo of Mikal and Cam Thomas don’t work( I mean both All star level players) What does this team lack?
if i am the brooklyn nets i would trade away bridges for more asset draft picks and try and pull off what OKC did especially with a young upcoming superstar, cam thomas
im a knicks fan that loves (in fun ) to poke jabs at nets fans so here i go. the nets biggest problem is Ownership always a problem they had a nice up and coming roster way back when and what did they do trade em all away for a washed up boston celtics crew of K.G and P.P lol. then years later you finally get your footing back hire coach kenny he take a bunch of nobodies to the playoffs that if given a second year to build could have been special smh. what does the nets owners do lololol trade everyone again for a trouble maker and a beta male that hates confrontation but can score lololol . then get harden to make matters worse . this is too good what happens you fail again trading everyone away for a bunch of nobodies and now no Coach kenny lol . so my prediction is the nets will do it again and come free agent or trade dead line get a bunch of players that dont want to play for all the young talent you currently have . hehehe
typical knicks fan crying about ownership every chance they get. If ownership is the problem shouldnt you guys technically suck right now since dolan is still the owner? yet thats not true right cause the OG trade has you guys set up pretty nicely at the moment.. cause all it takes is the right GM to put it all together..
Brooklyn nets mikal bridges cam Johnson ain't better than kd cam Thomas is Brooklyn nets best player when they played Phoenix it was cam Thomas Claxton Spencer I don't no what the fans be watching
Deal or no deal: Mikal Bridges for Rj Barrett + Immanuel Quickley + picks My thinking is for the Nets they get a bit younger and collect assets. And for the Knicks you get a better defensive wing to play along Brunson and don’t lose IQ for nothing in the off season
If only he and Kyrie didn't try and oust Atkinson for playing Allen over Jordan....what could have been. 😅
I like JV though
I don't think Allen being the starter would have changed much, and not just because Claxton became what Allen was. DJ only started and really got good playing time that first year that had no KD and no Hardin. Next year during the playoffs Hardin was injuried, then Kyrie was injuried and Hardin came back to play injuried. Then in 2022 season you had the whole Kyrie vaccine mess which would have happened if Allen was on the team or not. I can't imagine any player being able to save the nets during that crazy period
@@laceup62 I feel like it's more of the concept of backing the coach instead of capitulating to the players, and working to improve the culture that they joined instead of changing and outright destroying it. Allowing player power to warp the original vision of the team under Atkinson, and going on to hire a comparative coaching intern in Steve Nash.
Kyrie won a championship. “The Kyrie effect” is just some media narrative BS because they don’t like his politics.
You can say The Westbrook effect, Chris Paul effect, etc… but you don’t because you regurgitate espn.
@@danparish1344 every team Chris Paul was moved to got better. He helped put the clippers on the map, made the rockets a contender, help the thunder make the playoffs somehow, he changes the suns organization, and he is a better fit then poole in GS. You sound like the one who was brainwashed by espn and foxsports. Rockets should have won a chip if not for KD joining a 73 win team
nets fans stand up yessir
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It's nice to watch a nets team that doesn't make me hate being a nets fan
KD came in talking about the great team culture, then made demands that destroyed it.
I still havent got over that, bro destroyed a fun solid ass squad
@@wedabestradi096from what I heard kd wanted to stay in Brooklyn but couldn't because kyrie forced a trade which put kd in a position of losing which he didn't want to be in
Kd didn't want to be stuck in losing team without kyrie basically and he think ben simmons sucks 😅
I was mad at kd at first till the details came out
Lifelong Nets fan. I love where the team is going, but I do miss having KD around.
Cam Thomas is the future of the NETS franchise
This the season for the Nets to evaluate their roster, draft well in the offseason and sign complementary players. Not another knee-jerk reaction and trade for a star like Donovan, deplete draft assets and young players and still be a mid team. Build the team organically.
1:40 - I know you and I got into it in a previous video when you took a shot about Cam Thomas and I'm glad you've come around. It's insane to "give up" on a 22 year old that wouldn't get any minutes because he has tunnel vision. 3 straight 40 point games (youngest in NBA History) speaks for itself. Thomas has been struggling as of late, but he's undoubtedly a key part of this teams future
Idk about that. I know he's not as small as IT but if he doesn't improve on other facets of his game I can't see the Nets making a huge financial commitment to him.
@@pcharl01 Yeah, that's a fair criticism to have, but he just turned 22 and he was getting all these critiques the last year because he was in a really bad situation and the coach didn't trust him. It just baffled me that so many Nets fans gave up on him in his 2nd year because he couldn't impact the game in 5 minutes after 4 DNPs. To say, he can't get better when he's so young and so talented was insane. It's like giving up on Booker because he only averaged 3 assists his 2nd season.
@@pcharl01yeah he will just become a j crawford / lou will type moving on if he doesnt develop besides scoring...
@@cdeleon3494for a second round pick, that’s not a bad trajectory at all. Microwave bench scorer who has a long career, yes a journeyman but one that fills a role teams look for (second unit scoring). If he gets any bit decent with creating for others, the he’s perfect in that microwave sixth man role (who maybe also gets thrown in with the crunch time lineup)
Imagine if the nets never fired KA with this team.
The culture and team chemistry would’ve been out the roof.
KD and Kyrie both didn't want him.
You know players run the league...
Who tf is ka?, y'all weirdos come on here typing random abbreviations for random people expecting us to know who they are
@@Mdksupreme1 Kenny Atkinson if you followed Nets basketball you’d know casual.
We can abbreviate KD and MJ but not an NBA coach lol
You weird for caring that much about someone else comment.
I think it makes more sense for the Nets to hold off. If they were in the West, I would say push your chips in and try to win a title now before the Thunder/Spurs dynasty begins. No team in the East holds more future firsts, besides the Knicks. Play the long game while the Bucks, Celtics, and 76ers see their championship window closing.
As a Sixers fan I agree...and it hurts that our window is open right now but it's not like we really have a chance to win.
Nets can start their run in 2yrs...where Milwaukee will certainly be on the decline as will be Embidd😢
No!! Build through the draft and be competitive from yr to yr!!! This Nets team will never win a championship and looks what happens the last time they trade for a star player. It's not worth the drama!!
The issue I have for calling this an effective strategy is that sits on the unrealistic. Okc has been the only team so far that has drafted 2 generational cores that produced multiple superstar/ emerging superstars. Even the warriors dynasty, the super development spurs, or the heat culture couldn't do that.
Sean Marks is playing 4d chess(I think), he is looking in the next 18 months. To maintain flexibility, he would need to look at star that are on expiring contracts, to me this is why this team is actually performing above its potential, is to attract players like Donovan Mitchell, while maintaining draft assets to be able to trade for upgrades and keep the core.
I’d actually love to see Lauri Markannen on the Nets. We’ve been lacking in size at the power forward spot, and he can also play center if Claxton gets injured again. We have the assets and picks to make such a trade happen, and we may not actually not have to give up that much to get him. Walker Kessler would also be a nice bonus, dude is a rebounding machine and has a ton of upside at just 21.
The Jazz are not trading a center that’s been amazing for them that they drafted last year and you obviously haven’t watched a single jazz game if you think markannen can play pf much less center you casual
Brooklyn needs to take this slow and steady
I believe Donovan Mitchell will sign with the Nets in free agency that way the Nets don’t have to give up any of their assets.
Big difference between okc and Brooklyn is that the median age on the Nets is 29 and there top players are almost all over 25. You also can’t tank because of the picks to Hou so the goal in my opinion would be to go after D Mitch as a trade and then target one of the top FA this offseason.
no the average age of the nets is 25 now, 29 was last year so you got this all wrong.
The advantage that Brooklyn had is they are in NY. Unlike most NBA teams they can get free agents
I think the nets will make a play for D.Mitchell. The Cavs season is basically in the dumps and Don wants to come home. Cleveland will most likely trade him instead of letting him walk. I would really love Lauri Markkennan on this team though.
Appreciate the Nets content from a non Nets specific channel
Love your contents tucker! Would you consider doing a video of predicting the top 6 teams (which will avoid playin) of each conference at the end of the season now we are about 1/3 into the season? Thanks!
Just wanted to say you’re killing it man. Love the background images you use. Youre well spoken and arguments are thought out. The consistency and quality is top tier. One of my favorite NBA RUclipsrs. Put you in the tier with Kenny B kot4q
True true
Absolute lies, this clown is prone to having lots of ridiculous, utterly foolish takes
LIES, LIES*
The Nets are not in bad shape. It could be so much worse -- they could be the Pistons.
Always with the 8 min videos 😂
The Nets don't have the talent to compete. They either have to trade for something big, or they need to rebuild and tank for the talent they need. You can't really compete with Giannis/Embiid when your best offensive player is Cam Thomas
Hey, a lot of sports teams do great by building talents up to be Superstars and then letting them move on for astronomic profits
The Nets went thru a couple of weird spots but now they have upside and who knows, maybe next year you trade Bridges for what KD brought...look, always being the team they leave in order to win isn't the coolest but it sure as hell is a viable business model😅
Man, imagine grading a dude averaging 30/6/6 an F-. It must be because he’s only shooting 48% from 3, right? I guess everyone but maybe 6 guys in the league are F- players.
suns are out of the playoffs he isnt contributing to winning
@@jreadz1879 look at the standings and fact check yourself. I’ll wait, Mr. Rhodes Scholar. Steph and Lebron on the other hand have a losing record.
@@cousinwil5808 like i said “mr rhodes scholar” lost again last night weakest “big three” of this era. and whats funny is the second weakest big three in this era just happens to involve KD again
@@jreadz1879 lol, you had to look up what that meant. they’re still in and still doing better than both Steph and Lebron “I won the offseason and now I need help” James who both still have losing records. Keep living and dying with every single game in January.
Thanks for doing this video!
My only nitpick is what team is willing to trade for Ben Simmons. I mean there's a team desperate enough to make that trade when it's an expiring
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Nets, thank You for Tatum and Brown😊
Let’s go Nets!
I would love to see a followup to this video, using the trade machine alongside. If you looked to trade Bridges, what could Brooklyn get, and from who. What would that team look like? Same thing with if you went looking for a star, using the Ben Simmons expiring contract to go 'all in'. Some teams are going to be in Cap Hell with the new CBA, and could you get Kat on the cheap to help out their situation (by cheap I'm think Simmons and 1-2 picks and swaps).
There are also teams which are going to need to do some consolidation as they have too many good players and cannot pay them all. First that comes to mind is OKC for Bridges, probably including Giddey and stuff. What about Orlando and some of their back court depth (I do not want to have to face Franz, Paulo and Mikal though, that would be hell), they have too many good guards and brooklyn could use a set-up man.
Really great video, love your work.
The Nets already determined that they are going to build with Bridges as their culture guy and the centerpiece of their franchise, meaning that they expect to max him out by 2026 which is the year his contract expires. However, despite this the Nets can begin negotiations on his contract in 2025 and hope to lock him up by then. All talks about trading Bridges is nothing more than rumors and the only way it happens is if he demands out personally.
Now if the Nets trade with OKC they would most likely look to get off of their expiring contracts in Dinwiddie, Royce or DFS for mainly assets from OKC’s treasure chest of picks. Josh Giddey is a negative asset, Nets want to stay clear of negative press which comes in a bundle with him.
Lastly, the main reason the Nets decided to remain competitive with Mikal as their franchise star is because they do not have the privilege of tanking especially with Houston owning their picks for the next 3 years. Mikal is already a star magnet attracting stars like Damian Lillard and potentially Donovan Mitchell to Brooklyn and with the emergence of Cam Thomas they might actually be on the right path for the future.
Everything went downhill after this post, thanks SL 👍🏽
Tatum, Embid, Giannis...they not going anywhere anytime soon
if we learned anything, its that teams nowadays overpay for superstars (and rudy gobert lol). a superstar isnt worth 5 first round picks. im sorry he just isnt, especially in the era we are in right now where the champions are teams that played together for years. its not the superteam era anymore, its a perfectly constructed with chemistry team era. the only reason i would pay so many picks for a guy like KD, Lillard, Embiid etc. is if i needed to increase ticketsales and jerseysales right now.
I want the Chicago Bulls to watch this entire video
Your hypothesis only works if where the player wants to go has the assets that work with the trading team.
@sportinglogically within fantasy ball, is Cam Thomas a sell high player rn, or do you see him continuing to play at this level?
Im curious to see to what happens to simmons after his contract ends. Is it gonna be his last contract in the nba?
I was thinking about this...and i think the Nets actually won a trade. I still thank them everyday for the Paul Pierce, KG trade, but yea! Also, Arent the Nets actually better then the Suns atm?
Tucker, does this trade make up for the Kevin Garnett/Paul Pierce trade?
Say it with me now: it’s a salary cap league
Yea the cap is confusing as hell, so this take applies less in the NBA, but you don’t get a free lunch with stars. The more you pay one guy, the less everyone else can get, the worse the roster is around them.
Teams gush for the shiny object player, often give up way too much, and they don’t have resources to build around this player.
Vaughn is a assistant coach Kevin Ollie should be the head coach and ben gotta go idc if he gotta get bought out like Deron Williams back in the day but other than that im excited about this team IM glad them quitters left
Last 3 times the Nets added a star / Stars
Deron Williams, who then got the 7th pick traded (Dame Lillard) for Gerald Wallace
KG - Paul Pierce (that gifted the Celtics Tatum)
KD - Kyrie - Harden (.....)
DON'T TRADE FOR A STAR!
PLEASE!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Bro nets fans are feeling similar to when Dlo and levert were there
They should hope the warriors miss the playoffs and try for curry with the picks they got
Which would you take for bridges??
Giddy n picks or Jalen green n picks
How bout either lol
They should go for lauri or bam, they are younger by would fit good
I agree, Brooklyn won this trade going forward.
How about sga being number 1 so far with an mj like statline. If the media could get off lbj for a minute. Jokic usually steps it up towards the end but embiid is in the mix as usual and may actually maintain this time.
Mikal bridges just turned 27
Nets need to get little Benny outta there
I would always get trashed when I would say Nets won the KD trade by a mile.
Mikal Bridges was -58 +/- after making this video
The Nets still need to get rid of Ben Simmons contract
Nets got top dollar assets for cancer Kyrie and "out of his prime, injury prone" KD. Mavs and Suns saved the Nets from a second dark age a la Billy King. The picks owed to the Rockets isn't great but they won't be giving up lottery picks at least!
Dark Age ends when Tatum and Brown retire
maybe donavan would be the player for the nets
I wonder if the Nets decided to keep KD after trading for Kyrie. I wonder how this team would look. Yea they got one superstar but their depth has increased alot to where the Nets could still compete but again we wouldnt have Mikal and Johnson if it werent for the KD trade. Ngl I still miss KD in a Nets jersey but Im happy with the results of trading him away and hoping to have a bright future in the coming years.
They should trade for Jovic from Miami
The Suns and Nets trade was incredibly fascinating because I feel like in the trades the Suns have made for guys like Mikal/Cam, CP3, and Ayton…. The Mikal trade has been the best for both guys. Mikal and Book are clearly the best two players currently playing from that Phoenix team that made the finals, but they traded Mikal/Cam/Jae for KD, which was fair. KD is still a MONSTER. Mikal and Cam look PHENOMENAL, but KD is still KD in Phoenix. The DeAndre Ayton trade has worked perfectly for Phoenix in the sense that Nurkic has perfectly replaced Aytons to production AND they have Nassir Little off the bench. Looking at this team with Booker and KD as the main guys, Jusuf Nurkic and Grayson Allen as the other starters, as well as the role players who are new to us. But why the Suns accepted the Beal trade and passed his physical is beyond me, especially when they could win a title with CP3’s skills on the team (suns could’ve load managed there). Ishbia and Sarver are both unserious, and Vogel needs to quit relying on his guys to bail him out on offense. Frank Vogel might be one of the worst NBA title coaches of all time, if not the worst.
How much COPEium have you smoked? The Nets aren’t anywhere close to contending….they are 15-18 as of my comment and are #9 in the East. You guys got Mikel Bridges, some role players (i.e. Cam Johnson and Ben Simmons), and some 8th graders (draft picks 5-10 years from now) in exchange for 3 of the top talents in league history. 😂
Nets should get Donny Mitch
Mavs video?
Nets need to trade for Donnavin Mitchell!!
No facial hair Tucker is cursed - I had to do a quadruple check
You live in brooklyn ?
The Nets are not going anywhere tho.
did he not say that?
Simmons is washed. Back injuries never really get better. That expiring contact will be a nice asset in the offseason, though!
Right now Nets are gonna give the Rox the 12th pick so yeah thank you KD indeed for trading for James Harden lol
we all know simmons is gonna be traded for salary in the last year of his contract
Could the Nets be in the Zach Lavine sweepstakes?
Trading for stars is cool as long as you’re not the one left holding the bag when they’re washed up. Like imo ben is unflippable. Bradley beal is unflippable.
Let’s go Brooklynnnn, we rebuilding, no rush. We want players of character. Not hoes like Clown harden, Lyrie & TraDe
Lol enjoy losing in the 1st rd the next 3 yrs
Y’all taking Mitchell for Bridges?
Hi
If they want to dump ben draymond is available.
Bro u got to be kidding or wishful thinking but more than likely Brooklyn will be terrible unless they find a superstar in the draft it's gonna be rough in the future
Cam Thomas just dribbles and. Bucks up shots. He doesn’t make anyone better.
Nobody wants to trade for Ben buddy sorry that contract is stuck with you
Of course it's not the end of the world. The end of the world is if you traded a bunch of assets and that guy leaves in free agency, then you're FUCKED😅
No offense but the Nets are no where near an above average team in the east they’re closer to bottom 5 than top 10 and are probably a 9-12 seed
Bunch of followers tryna lead was doomed from the start
Is Mikael bridges at risk of testing free agency as oppose to resigning due to his relavrively low salary
The nets should start Dinwiddie, Cam Thomas, Bridges, Cam Johnson, Claxton. There second unit: Ben, Lonnie, O Neal, finned smith, and sharpe. Cam Thomas has potential to be an all star level and take the team to a new level .The Starters have Shooting( Dinwiddie, Cam Johnson, Cam Thomas, Mikel bridges) Defense( Brodges, Claxton) Renounding, Dinwiddie has been a good playmaker. The Bench has a playmaker in Ben Simmons, Defense( Ben, Finney smith) They have shooting( Lonnie, O Neal.) Elite role players. Pure scorer off the bench Lonnie walker. And 3&D guys( Johnson, O’Neal, Finney smith) Unless The Duo of Mikal and Cam Thomas don’t work( I mean both All star level players) What does this team lack?
Yoo
mikal is mid asf brookyln is gonna be lucky enough to make it out the first round
Bridges is 27 at least get your facts straight lol
Nets won this trade
Send ben to Detroit and rob them of young talent
if i am the brooklyn nets i would trade away bridges for more asset draft picks and try and pull off what OKC did especially with a young upcoming superstar, cam thomas
Damn bro put down the fork.
Bro 😭
This didn’t age well. 😂
im a knicks fan that loves (in fun ) to poke jabs at nets fans so here i go. the nets biggest problem is Ownership always a problem they had a nice up and coming roster way back when and what did they do trade em all away for a washed up boston celtics crew of K.G and P.P lol. then years later you finally get your footing back hire coach kenny he take a bunch of nobodies to the playoffs that if given a second year to build could have been special smh. what does the nets owners do lololol trade everyone again for a trouble maker and a beta male that hates confrontation but can score lololol . then get harden to make matters worse . this is too good what happens you fail again trading everyone away for a bunch of nobodies and now no Coach kenny lol . so my prediction is the nets will do it again and come free agent or trade dead line get a bunch of players that dont want to play for all the young talent you currently have . hehehe
typical knicks fan crying about ownership every chance they get. If ownership is the problem shouldnt you guys technically suck right now since dolan is still the owner? yet thats not true right cause the OG trade has you guys set up pretty nicely at the moment.. cause all it takes is the right GM to put it all together..
Nah nets suck. Ring will never happen
Brooklyn nets mikal bridges cam Johnson ain't better than kd cam Thomas is Brooklyn nets best player when they played Phoenix it was cam Thomas Claxton Spencer I don't no what the fans be watching
LMAO, of course Doughboy is a nets fan
Deal or no deal: Mikal Bridges for Rj Barrett + Immanuel Quickley + picks
My thinking is for the Nets they get a bit younger and collect assets. And for the Knicks you get a better defensive wing to play along Brunson and don’t lose IQ for nothing in the off season