If you were wondering — at all — about the Brooklyn Nets direction, about how seriously they are committed to getting a top pick in the 2025 draft, stop. The trade of Dennis Schroder, finalized Sunday, cleared that up, once and for all.
The Nets didn’t trade Schroder to simply net two second rounders but to get a better chance at a higher first. They want to lose more, tank.
Sean Marks spoke with the media Sunday before practice about the Nets thinking in the trade. He didn’t use the “T” word, but instead used the organization’s most used code word, “sustainable success.