The Brooklyn Nets lost yet another game to an NBA bottom feeder in the Portland Trailblazers on Friday night.
Mikal Bridges came up clutch with a game tying basket with just seconds remaining in the fourth quarter but Malcolm Brogdon drained a pair of threes that put Portland ahead for good in overtime.
Bridges went for 42-points but the Nets could not best a young Blazers squad led by Afernee Simons who dropped 38.
Cam Thomas played only 18 minutes and was not relied upon down the stretch as Jacque Vaughn went with a defensive-oriented lineup by becoming Thomas and Spencer Dinwiddie.
The Nets now sit at a measly record of 16-21 and are sinking in a crowded Eastern Conference.
With a murderous schedule ahead, it begs the question, will the Nets be sellers ahead of the deadline?
It's pretty clear with how things have transpired over the last month in Brooklyn that the Nets and Sean Marks will be in selling mode.
Look for pieces like Royce, O'Neale, Dinwiddie, Dorian Finnie-Smith and possibly Nic Claxton to be on the move.
The Nets will be in Paris on an international stage to match up with the Cleveland Cavaliers starting on Thursday.
The Nets face a daunting schedule over the next 17 games before the All-Star break and it might be time to start floating out rotation players to be on the move in order for Marks to recoup some draft picks for the future.
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