In his weekly Sports+ column, Brian Lewis reports on the upcoming trade deadline (16 days away) and what the roster could look like at 3:00 p.m. ET on February 8. One change we will not see is a trade involving Mikal Bridges.
In fact, Lewis reports that the Nets see Bridges as “all-but-untouchable” so much so that they would turn down a future-altering deal with the Houston Rockets: The 27-year-old for all the draft assets Brooklyn sent Houston in the James Harden trade back in January 2021.
Sources told The Post that Brooklyn rejected four first-round picks for Bridges last season — since revealed to be from the Memphis Grizzlies, per Hoopshype — and their regard for the 27-year-old wing has only grown since.