The Brooklyn Nets were winning too many games.
That was the concern general manager Sean Marks had when he moved point guard Dennis Schröder and a future second round pick acquired from Miami, for two-second round picks, De'Anthony Melton and Reece Beekman.
Sitting at a record of 10-15 entering the start of the week, Jordi Fernandez's crew was sitting pretty in the play--in position.
Meanwhile, Marks, has become enamored with the 2025 draft class, including multiple scouting trips to New Brunswick to evaluate top prospects, Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey from Rutgers.
Many half-witted fans on social media applauded the move by Marks in a not so subtle attempt to tank the season.
By simply trading the Nets emotional leader and leader of the offense, Marks is aiming to position this team for a good chance at a top three to five pick.
The reality is the NBA draft lottery is a different system from that of the NFL, where in football it behooves teams to tank and lose games for the number one overall pick. In 2019, the NBA draft lottery was tweaked to flatten out the odds for the three worst teams.
The Nets currently have eight teams with a worse record than them in the NBA, and will be a long shot to get a top three pick or even land within the top five.
Those same fans celebrating Marks's move in a premature sell job, were the same ones months ago and over the last few years calling for his firing.
At the end of the day, Marks could have held out to the trade deadline to higher the asking price for some of his valuable vets and capitalize on desperate teams looking to improve on the margins.
There's a reason why 99 percent of teams wait until right before the trade deadline to sell and buy.
At the of the day, Marks felt strongly that this current roster and group of veterans can compete for a playoff spot, and wanted to cut the head off the snake before he had a tougher decision to make at the deadline.
Now, Nets World is hoping that the ping pong balls bounce their way as they are likely flushing down a potential playoff season.
More vets will be on the move before the trade deadline, with Schröder being the first domino to fall.
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