At the 2022-23 trade deadline, things got dicey for the Brooklyn Nets. To start, Kyrie Irving requested a trade and the Nets shipped him to Dallas. Shortly after Kyrie’s departure, Brooklyn’s other superstar Kevin Durant also requested a trade. Durant was traded to the Suns in exchange for several first-round picks and two role players.
One of the players they acquired in the trade with Phoenix was SG/SF Mikal Bridges. Brooklyn has remained consistent that Bridges is a player they have zero interest in trading. Fred Katz of The Athletic reported that the Nets have turned down multiple trade offers for Bridges. Katz noted they’ve turned down multiple first-rounders in potential trades.
Brooklyn remains committed to making Mikal Bridges a featured piece of their offense
The Brooklyn Nets have turned down trade offers consisting of a “hoard of first-rounders” for Mikal Bridges, per @FredKatz
They continue to show zero interest in trading him and would like to build around him and another star
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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 14, 2024
When the Nets lost Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant at the same trade deadline, their roster took a huge step back. Irving and Durant are two of the top scorers in the history of the NBA. It was never going to be easy to replace that. We saw that this past season when the Nets finished 32-50, 11th in the Eastern Conference. Not even high enough in the standings to make the play-in tournament. The Nets have shifted their focus towards the 2024-25 season and Mikal Bridges will once again be the centerpiece of this organization.
At the time when Mikal Bridges was traded to the Nets, he was being asked to score more for the Phoenix Suns. They had several injuries on their team and Bridges was the #1 scoring option. That put Bridges in a position to do the same once he was traded to the Nets. Bridges played in the final 27 regular…
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Author : Zach Wolpin
Publish date : 2024-06-14 17:23:24
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