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The Brooklyn Nets had the fanbase going when there were reports that the franchise wanted to be more competitive during its rebuild by holding on to Mikal Bridges. Then, Brooklyn rocked the NBA world along with its fanbase by trading Bridges to the New York Knicks in exchanged for forward Bojan Bogdanovic and a host of draft picks on Tuesday.
Until Tuesday came around, there was plenty of reporting that suggested that Bridges was virtually untouchable with the Houston Rockets still trying to pursue Bridges by enticing the Nets to get their picks back. Then, there was reporting that Brooklyn viewed Bridges as a co-star to play alongside a star-level player that Brooklyn would acquire either this offseason or next summer when the free-agent class is expected to be more star-studded.
Ultimately, the Nets decided to trade Bridges to their inner-city rival in the Knicks and reunite him with three of his former college teammates from their time at Villanova. While everyone was shocked at the trade at the time, it seems like the right moment to review the trade now that the dust has settled.