The message from the the Nets fan base is clear. No more shortcuts.
Sean Marks has picked up the pieces from a failed big three era and a discontented Mikal Bridges by turning ugly situations into a cupboard loaded with future first round draft picks.
Every indication from Marks and the Nets is that they will continue down the pathway of a steady rebuild by developing young assets and keeping future draft picks.
There is one clear exception, however.
Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Bucks 30-year-old star may be staring at another first round exit in Milwaukee and might possibly ask out this summer.
The Nets' general manager indicated that he would be opportunistic if there was a player of Giannis's ilk that could single handedly change the trajectory of a franchise.
While in theory the Greek Freak might be able to be the start of a huge turnaround in Brooklyn, the timeline for the player and the organization just does not align.
The Nets would need to maximize Giannis's prime window as he enters his age 31 season next year.
Brooklyn does not have the win-now cast that Milwaukee does and that franchise is further than ever from competing truly for a title.
The Nets would need a complete roster haulover that would likely require Marks to send out multiple first round picks and young pieces.
This would be a third time in the Brooklyn Nets era that they would try the quick fix. Both times and it ended in historically bad fashion. So while the forbidden fruit of Giannis may be dangled out there this off-season, the Nets should stay on the current path and avoid the temptation altogether.