Do the Brooklyn Nets have enough assets to land Damian Lillard via trade this offseason?
Once the NBA offseason officially begins, there’s one team and one player that nearly every front office in the league will be watching – the Portland Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard. This is likely the offseason where the Blazers will have to decide whether to go all-in and try to land another star via trade to give Lillard the best possible chance to compete for a title or whether it’s time for a rebuild, signaling a possible trade of Lillard.
Either way, the rest of the NBA will be waiting with bated breath. And one of the teams that could emerge as a possible player in the Lillard trade sweepstakes (if there is even one this offseason) is the Brooklyn Nets.
What is the Damian Lillard connection to the Brooklyn Nets?
As outlined by this report, Lillard is fond of Mikal Bridges’ game and the Nets just may have enough future draft assets and young players to make a competitive offer to the Blazers. And with how good Bridges looked after the NBA Trade Deadline, perhaps the Nets would be open to making such a big move.
Bridges’ ceiling may not be a centerpiece of a franchise but perhaps he could be viewed as a great No. 2? If Lillard would be open to it, and there’s no way of knowing that for sure right now, we explore three blockbuster trades the Nets could put together in an attempt to land Lillard this offseason.