Nets ownership and management have always known that winning while rebuilding — or retooling — is difficult business. But they also believe that tearing it down to the studs, selling off everything and starting over can be, as Brian Lewis reports Wednesday, can be “financial suicide” in the New York market.
But tearing it down to the studs like the Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz did in recent years is financial suicide. There are far, far too many other entertainment options available to the paying customer.
So despite the team’s woeful record and increasing controversy — see fan reaction to end-of-game decisions in the loss to Miami — don’t expect any big trades involving the team’s bulwarks like Mikal Bridges.