Brook Lopez
With the Brooklyn Nets officially throwing the towel in on their most recent attempt to return to NBA prominence, they should really think about trading Brook Lopez while he still has value.
Lopez hasn’t been significantly injured in a long time and is having one of his best seasons as a pro. In other words, there’s value for him on the trade market, if the Nets want to play that game. So far, though, they haven’t shown any willingness to. And that could be a mistake.
After trading away nearly all their draft picks for the next few seasons, the Nets should look to regain some of those. Cleaning house and trading guy like Lopez could help accomplish that. There has to be a team in the NBA that would be willing to trade one, or even two, first-round picks in exchange for a 19 and 9 big man. There has to be.
Verdict: Buy
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