[Hardwood Paroxysm] Nets won’t trade Mikal Bridges because they view him highly, but will take calls. There’s a sense from other teams that the Nets are finally choosing a direction. Most teams think that Nic Claxton will return to Brooklyn on a multiyear deal.
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[Full context regarding the Nets from HP’s Article:](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-free-agency-rumors-intel-latest-news-after-nba-finals)
> First off, there’s little expectation that Mikal Bridges will wear a different uniform next season. Brooklyn has been willing to take calls for the versatile wing, but despite a disappointing season from Bridges in 23-24, the asking price is still considered too high.
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> “The Nets view him higher than everyone else, like everyone views their top guys,” one source said. “They’ll take the call because of their situation, but no one’s going to [put forth a] Godfather offer for him. They traded Kevin Durant for him, for crying out loud.”
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> Multiple sources said talks with Houston were mostly about simply returning the picks the Nets gave up in the James Harden deal, which Brooklyn would love, but that alone isn’t enough to send Bridges to Houston.
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> There is, however, a sense from teams that have talked with Brooklyn that the Nets want to choose a direction. There have been conversations about moves for draft capital and young players, and conversations about existing win-now pieces.
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> Brooklyn would love a star to pair with Bridges. This isn’t remarkable, every team always wants another star to pair with their guys, even when they have two. (Looking at you, Suns.) The only thing notable here is that Brooklyn isn’t only looking at a long-term future. The Nets are trying to figure out a clear direction to take.
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> Most teams are operating under the assumption that Nic Claxton won’t hit the market and will instead return to Brooklyn on a multi-year deal in the $20-$25 million annually range.
So the direction were choosing is to keep this 30 win team together?
Continuity is key. All the contending teams have 1 thing in common and thats continuity. Mavs sucked last year and instead of blowing it up and getting rid of key guys, they just built around them. Same with the wolves, OKC and Magic. We dont always need to blow it up every season. We need to make tweaks
Prediction: They’ll trade for Collin Sexton. Temu Donovan Mitchell, but cheaper/younger that’ll allow us to maintain flexibility
Please just trade him for the love of god. Whatever we can get for him.
Posturing?
Again. This front office is completely out to lunch if they do not trade Bridges for picks / young players.
Bridges is an elite ROLE player. Sell high.
The direction is play-in if we’re lucky