This year's lottery slot is a foregone conclusion, but these losses might still increase the value of the 2018 pick.
I think at this point the Nets absolutely need to trade Lopez for future picks/young talent. That would be tremendous for our 2018 pick.
It just doesn't make sense to limp into next season with a similar squad and a dearth of young talent to build for the future. LeVert is the lone bright spot on the team. RHJ does a few good things but is extremely flawed. Whitehead wouldn't get playing time on a decent team. The rest of their young players aren't worth anything.
You want the ownership who agreed to make the trade to give away all of those draft picks to suddenly smarten up and do the right thing? Will Ranadive do what we want? Will Dolan become a model owner? It makes sense to most people to get whatever they can for Lopez but some of these owners don't approve of what makes sense.
They are trying to trade Lopez. The problem has been threefold for them, however. Firstly, not every team needs him. Secondly, the Nets have been so bad last year and even more this year, with him healthy both years, undoubtedly teams will question whether he even helps you win games. Thirdly, teams wanted to see what the new CBA was going to look like before making any trades this season. That's now out of the way, but the other two problems still exist.
I think he'd be a good acquisition for Portland, but his contract will be tough to fit in there given how much salary they have committed both this year and next.
Topic: The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (20-62, #1) (Read 404929 times)