After years of being on the trade block, Brook Lopez may finally be dealt at this upcoming trade deadline. Due to the Brooklyn Nets‘ limited draft picks, the trade seems more likely by the day.
As a fan of a sports team, the worst feeling is seeing your team plummet to the bottom. Less than two years ago, the Brooklyn Nets sat at eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Now, they are not only the worst team in the Eastern Conference, but in the entire league with a record of 8-33. Jeremy Lin is currently injured, and Brooklyn has not been able to pick up a single win in the year 2017.
With no control over their own draft picks until the 2019 NBA Draft, there are not many options for the Nets, except to wait another two years to really kick in their rebuild. That is, unless the Nets decide to pull the trigger and finally make a move that has seemed to be rumored each and every season, and that move is trading Brook Lopez.
As a diehard and lifelong Nets fan, this is something that is tough for me to think about. Should the Nets keep Lopez and hope he can hang around for another five to ten years until they are possibly a title contender, or should they let Lopez possibly contend for a title this season? The latter option may have the best possible outcome for the Brooklyn Nets. The reason being, Lopez simply doesn’t seem to fit in Brooklyn’s plan, both on and off the court.