The Brooklyn Nets have an interesting summer ahead of them after finishing this season getting swept in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs by the Philadelphia 76ers. After trading away Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving due to the superstars asking out, Brooklyn did what it could to hang on to the sixth seed in the playoffs as opposed to going through the play-in tournament.
Despite Brooklyn playing sub-500 basketball after the trade deadline and getting swept in the playoffs, the Nets experienced some performances that should give them hope for the future. Brooklyn saw players like center Nic Claxton and wings Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson take leaps in their game this season.
What the Nets also saw was their next chance at getting a superstar after seeing Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard courtside at Barclays Center during Game 3. Along with there being a relationship between Lillard and Bridges, it’s possible that Brooklyn could have some incentive in hypothetically making this trade for Lillard, per Bleacher Report: