{"id":245955,"date":"2026-05-28T02:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T02:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/245955\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T02:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T02:43:16","slug":"how-the-knicks-blueprint-could-help-the-brooklyn-nets-build-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/245955\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Knicks\u2019 Blueprint Could Help the Brooklyn Nets Build a Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

In case you haven’t heard, the New York Knicks are headed back to the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years.<\/p>\n

It was just seven years ago when the Brooklyn Nets were the toast of the Big Apple<\/a>, landing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency before pushing more chips to the table<\/a> to bring in James Harden.<\/p>\n

However, the Knicks didn’t completely fade to irrelevance, as the team brought in Julius Randle, who developed into an All-NBA player that same offseason.<\/p>\n

The Knicks eventually capitalized on the opportunity to sign Jalen Brunson, who has defied many odds to become one of the best players in the league.<\/p>\n

The Knicks slowly brought in Brunson’s Villanova buddies, such as Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo and Mikal Bridges. DiVincenzo was packaged with Randle for Karl-Anthony Towns in a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.<\/p>\n

The Bridges trade could still help accelerate the Nets’ rebuild after acquiring five first-round picks<\/a>, but at this point, it’s hard to argue that the Knicks lost the deal.<\/p>\n

The Knicks also loaded up their wing depth, especially defensively, with their trade for OG Anunoby, sacrificing RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley.<\/p>\n

Though the Knicks benefited from Brunson taking a $113 million pay cut and managing to team him up with some of his best teammates from two championship-winning teams at the collegiate level, the team still managed to execute several opportune moves and navigate the highs and lows of a season in the world’s most hostile sports media market.<\/p>\n

Trading Randle, Barrett, Quickley, and especially DiVincenzo was not popular among many Knicks fans. Heck, many of them weren’t even sold on Brunson becoming the top dog of a team.<\/p>\n

However, the ends justified the means, and the Nets could find themselves in a similar position in the coming years.<\/p>\n

There may be a time when the Nets need to overpay and move on from one of their young players, multiple draft picks, and fan favorites to bring in a role player.<\/p>\n

The Nets may also need to get creative on the free agency market and explore a young player, such as Ajay Mitchell, who could seek more money in his next contract and break out in a bigger role.<\/p>\n

The bottom line is that the Knicks largely built their team on opportune moves rather than through the draft, and that’s a blueprint the Nets may need to follow.<\/p>\n

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