Herro is a good player. Lillard is a great one. There’s not a team in the world that they wouldn’t make better.
But the question the Nets have to ask — and for their sake, answer correctly — isn’t just how much either player would help but how much they’d truly cost, not just today but a year or two down the road.
The Nets were just 10th in the Eastern Conference after the All-Star break at 11-13. It underscores how far they have to go, and shortcuts aren’t the way there.After being spoiled by Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving — and the title aspirations that go with them — it’s easy to see why fans are thirsting for an All-Star like Lillard or a young scorer like Herro. But general manager Sean Marks would be wise to consider the cost — in terms of salary, assets and lost opportunity.
Forget what the Nets have said about contending. Don’t listen to the mouth, watch the hands. Everything they’ve done since the trade deadline points to a much different timeline, and Lillard doesn’t fit into it as well as he would into the lineup. The Eastern Conference has an upper hierarchy, and right now the Nets are not in it. The Heat are fresh off the NBA Finals, and that deal would add Lillard to their winning mix. Milwaukee had by far the best record in the league. Add in Boston, the 76ers and Knicks, and ask just how many of those teams are the Nets leapfrogging?While Herro, 23, fits Brooklyn’s timeline, there are reasons Portland doesn’t have any interest either.
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