Nets' Mikal Bridges Traded to Magic in Mock Deal

The Brooklyn Nets could look to trade Mikal Bridges to the Orlando Magic.

Dec 2, 2023; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges (1) drives past Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner (22) in the third quarter at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports / Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports

The Brooklyn Nets are holding out for Mikal Bridges, but they should be listening to potential trade offers just in case something comes along that they cannot pass up.

Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley suggests a trade that would send Bridges to the Orlando Magic for last year's No. 6 overall pick Anthony Black, the No. 18 pick in next week's draft, a 2028 first-round pick and a 2030 first-round pick.

"This is about abandoning a so-far-fruitless star search and pivoting toward a future loaded with possibilities," Buckley writes. "No, the Nets wouldn't reap the immediate rewards of a reset, because they don't control their upcoming draft picks, but they would get the asset collection rolling with Black, last summer's No. 6 pick, and three first-round picks, including two distant-future firsts from a franchise with three playoff trips to show for the last decade-plus."

While the Nets are adamant about keeping Bridges, this could be one of those offers that Brooklyn simply can't refuse. It's essentially top picks in the next three drafts and a high pick from last year's draft in Black, who could become a starter for the team someday.

While the Nets are still high on Bridges and hope he can turn the franchise around, there comes a point where the grass may be greener on the other side

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