Mock trade has Nets trading Mikal Bridges for Karl-Anthony Towns

This mock trade proposed by Sportsnaut.com could be a game-changer for the Brooklyn Nets.

The Brooklyn Nets have an important offseason ahead of them as they look to address their needs throughout each stage of the summer. The matter that remains paramount is how Brooklyn wants to proceed into their future given the circumstances surrounding the team at this time.

The Nets finished the 2022-23 season as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs before getting swept by the Philadelphia 76ers. Leading up to that, Brooklyn traded Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving at the February trade deadline after Irving wanted out for contractual reasons and Durant wanted out because of the uncertainty of the future of the organization.

Most likely, for Brooklyn to put itself back into the contender conversation, they will need to make a big splash with the trade or hitting on draft picks. Per Vincent Frank of Sportsnaut.com, the Nets could make that splash by trading a highly-coveted player within the organization for Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns: