How did it even backfire? Have you see how the 2027 and 2029 picks turned out? You are making this on the basis of the 2026 pick which we havent even seen yet. if we didnt make the trade we would just have the 2026 draft left and the Nets wouldve traded all those assets they got from NYC to get better so they give us the lowest pick possible. Like I said all this is reactionary BS. The worst move Stone has made so far is paying FVV that 25M deal with an implied NTC and also extending Udoka 6 yrs without seeing if he is the right coach for a championship team. But these might all be interrelated and due to ownership. FVV had no business making 25M nobody else had the capspace for him and we just paid him extra just because, leaving us with no money for Tari or even NAW in free agency. But knowing FVV is Ime's golden child its possible that deal was made with Ime who just got a 6 yr extension and had the most influence on this team so w/e.
Everything is a chance we also have a chance to get the tip pick in 2027 and 2029. It just seems dumb to me to make a reactionary post on something that hasnt happened yet. The irony here is you said the FO should have been patient but here you are saying this is the worst move ever you havent even seen how 2026, 2027 and 2029 moves turn out. Thats patience?
I swear, people like the OP are so dense. Do you really think the Nets would be in the same situation now had they not made that trade? Do you not think that, maybe, they would have made some different moves to accelerate their rebuild? Come on, man. Think for a second.
You don’t even have to take my word for it. The whole world knows how promising the 2026 draft class is. The Nets would still be mediocre, barely trying to make the playoffs. And the best part? We’d also have their 2027 pick swap. Now we just have to hope mohamed dabone reclass for the class of 2029.
You're telling me that the nets this year would be better than the bucks? And the bucks are currently out of the play in.
The whole world knows the class is promising now, after they have seen them play at the college level. Last year they were just at the high school level, where players always look amazing. Remember Cam Reddish and Emoni Bates in high school? You are overly hyping the 2026 class, it may indeed be cracked but in all the drafts theres no class with more than 15 stars. Whats the guarantee we would even get a lotto pick? Nets just made 5 picks in the 2025 draft if they werent tanking they can give all those picks and capspace for good players. The 2027 swap with the Nets would be worthless as they would try to be good by that time. Ben Simmons contract already expired they have a ton of capspace and picks from NYC. They wouldnt tank they would be big player in FA and with how weak the East is that pick will be in the 20s.
They got 5 picks in this draft, capspace and the NYC picks. They could be good of they wanted to. In fact the reason they only got the 9th pick in the draft is because they were winning too much with Dennis Schroeder thats why they traded him and other vets so they would suck. Before they made those trades look them up they were around or above 0.500. In an alternate world where we didnt make this trade you'd be b****ing we used up all our assets and just picked in the low 20s for 25 and 26.
How so? I keep hearing this Silas job was to get more ping pong balls and tank. He came in and did just that.
it's pretty clear to me they tried to get the Phoenix picks to pry for Booker but had to settle for Durant in the end. Phoenix was very smart to keep Booker even though half of their base was asking for a full rebuild. At the time I really preferred keeping the Nets picks because it was always going to be challenging for them to build any decent team. Stone's starting to have quite a few questionable decisions piling up. Now the Ime extension is looking absolutely terrible.
Everything related to Durant. Look, I like KD, but ultimately when it's all said and done Stone sold his soul to get the guy. That's why they need to win now, and why I expect more stupid moves from him soon because that window ain't going to be around for very long.
Surrounding Jalen with C Wood, KPJ, and Jaygup (Lord Pumpaloaf). They CODDLED JG. Reminds me of the way the Texans handled David Carr (letting dad on the sidelines during practice).
I promise if you're interested in the draft you already knew who the top 3 guys were.. What we didnt know was that AJ was going to reclass...
Bad teams usually start off hot, then reality sets in and they get exposed it happens every single year. Are we really supposed to believe that whatever they were building over there was going to be better than teams like the Bucks or the Bulls?
If Ime is the wrong coach, that's the worst move. Besides that, trading Brooks instead of Jabari seems most glaring. Dillon brought far more than stats.
Dude, I don't know how much clearer we can be with this -- IF THEY DIDN'T TRADE US THEIR PICKS, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THEIR CURRENT TEAM. This isn't a difficult concept. You're underlying premise is nonsensical. It's not about one move or another -- without that trade, they would have approached team building over the last two years in a radically different manner.
This is exactly correct. The Durant trade might have been a mistake, but that is hindsight at its worst. The main issue with that trade was using Jalen instead of FVV and then either seeing what a Amen/Jalen backcourt could have produced or traded Jalen in a separate trade for a better fit or draft pick.
