Bold Nets stance on Mikal Bridges trading, revealed
NBA Analytics NetworkAccording to an NBA insider, the Brooklyn Nets have no interest in trading Mikal Bridges Al…
According to an NBA insider, the Brooklyn Nets have no interest in trading Mikal Bridges Alex Schiffer of The Athletic.
Multiple teams could provide the Nets with a high draft pick in this year’s draft for Bridges, but it looks like Brooklyn will hold on to the talented small forward.
“League and team sources, who are not allowed to speak publicly about trades, have previously told The Athletic that the Nets are not interested in trading Mikal Bridges, the prized return in the Kevin Durant trade,” Schiffer wrote. “They’ve already rejected four first-round picks from the Memphis Grizzlies at the trade deadline for him, so why should this deal change that?”
The Phoenix Suns traded Bridges to the Nets in the blockbuster Kevin Durant. Bridges took his game to another level with the Nets. The swingman averaged 26.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 27 games with Brooklyn.
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The Nets were swept by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2023 playoffs. Bridges averaged 23.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in the four-game sweep, while scoring 42.9% shot from the field, 40.0% from beyond the arc and 78.3% from the free throw line.
As Schiffer wrote, the Memphis Grizzlies offered the Nets four first-round picks for Bridges at the trade deadline. The Villanova product is one of the best 3-and-D players in the NBA, so Brooklyn would be foolish to say goodbye to him.
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Bridges has career averages of 13.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists with the Suns and Nets. He has the potential to be a perpetual All-Star at Brooklyn, so don’t be surprised if Bridges spends the rest of his career with the Nets.
An NBA scout recently told NBA Analysis Network that Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard “would like to play with” Bridges, so maybe Brooklyn will try to trade for Lillard.
There are a lot of directions the Blazers could go this summer,” the scout said. “A lot will depend on what Dame wants to do. It’s hard to say right now because it’s so early. If you count on every little rumble, you’ll have a lot of conflicting information by the time the Combine even starts. One player I know would love to play is Mikal Bridges. However, that doesn’t mean he has to do it in Brooklyn. That’s a trade target I’d keep an eye on if Portland tries to add a piece around Dame.
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