The talk of the NBA world is the future of Donovan Mitchell in Cleveland. Reports have began to surface about Mitchell's rocky relationship with guard Darius Garland.
According to many media reports, if Mitchell is to consider signing a long-term extension with the Cavaliers, Garland would have to be moved.
It's unclear Mitchell's intentions at this point and whether the Nets would even be atop his list of trade destinations. Clearly, if Mitchell has no intentions of signing long-term in Cleveland, his list of suitors will be long.
Expect the Lakers, Bulls, Nets and Knicks to be chasing his services among many others.
Mitchell will be a free agent after the 2024-25 season and instead of losing him for nothing, Cleveland would opt to move him now for a combination of future draft picks and rotation players.
While Sean Marks can't get fixated on one player, the move that perhaps makes the most sense for the Nets is trading for a player like Garland.
Dennis Schröder played well in his short time with the Nets after trade deadline, but Garland is a legitimate top 5-7 point guard in the league.
Marks could consider offloading Simmons' expiring, Dorian Finney-Smith and a sign and trade with Claxton, to net Garland and perhaps even Jared Allen y involving a third team.
Sean Marks has been creative putting together three team mega deals.
With the NBA playoffs heating up, Nets fans' attention will be on this summer to see what big moves their GM has under his sleeve.
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