The Brooklyn Nets and Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard have been linked ever since Game 3 of Brooklyn’s first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers when Lillard showed up to Barclays Center to watch the game. Couple that with the fact that Lillard has had a lot of good things to say about Mikal Bridges and you have yourself a hype train that is about to run off the tracks.
The Nets were unable to win a single game against the 76ers despite the fact that they had good chances to win in Game 3 with Joel Embiid clearly hobbled and James Harden thrown out and in Game 4 when Embiid did not play due to a knee injury. That sweep showed that Brooklyn has some improvements to make if they want to make noise in the playoffs in the near future.
According to some of these mock trades, including this particular one from Bleacher Report, that’s where Lillard comes in. However, if Brooklyn decides to do what it can to heighten its winning prospects, it will be interesting to see how much they could keep in a trade for Lillard and still remain competitive. Here’s another version of Brooklyn trading for Lillard: