Originally Posted by
demens
2-3 year was never an option on the table. The Nets current assets have not developed as expected, Brook regressed, Favors showed nothing, Terrence WIlliams turned out to be worse then Sasha Vujacic. Nothing is guaranteed with picks either. But the Nets still have plenty. IIRC they had 9 picks in the next 3 drafts, they traded 2 of them. Its not the end of the world, they still got plenty to make moves, even if its just combining #20 and #40 to move up a few spots.
But the main reason is that the Nets BADLY needed a superstar to take into Brooklyn. It would have been Armageddon if they went in there with the crap team they have now, and without a face. Missing on Lebron was bad enough, missing Melo was even worse and having him go to NY made NJ beyond irrelevant. If they stood pat they would open that Arena to like 1000 people in attendance. Noone gives a **** about Brook Lopez or Derrick Favors.
I actually liked Devin Harris, he is an above average PG, he has been loyal, plays hard, adjusted his game to what Avery wanted, plays hurt, gives up his body to take charges always, does great charity work in the community. But facing facts, Devin Harris is not a star. The Nets did him dirty, i feel ashamed for the organization. This was suppose to be his come back season, reunited with the coach that made him, Devin was never involved in the initial Melo trade offers. (thats after the Nets lost the lotto and John Wall btw, prior they wanted Devin gone) They planned to have Lebron play with him, they planned Melo to play with him. And the funny part is that Devin is actually having a pretty good season. But the Nets then started getting desperate with Melo (for reasons i mentioned earlier). They started throwing Devin into every deal possible. It took a toll on him, Nets showed no loyalty to him and he had enough. Another reason they couldn't just stand pat and do nothing. They had to trade him. And you know what teams were offering. Dallas/Den/NJ Harris PLUS 1ST ROUNDER for FELTON (not sure what Den was getting in this one). Then Port/NJ AMiller/Pryzbilla for DEVIN and TMurphy. Then Dallas Devin for Butler+DJones+1st....ohh wait, no its just Butler straight up, Mavs declined the rest. Teams were low balling the Nets beyond reason.
And how did they get out of it. They freaking got arguably the leagues best PG, easily 1 of the leagues top 10 players, the superstar they wanted so much. And noone even thought this was possible. Nets needed a top 10 player to be relevant, look at who those guys are and tell me who was even available. Nets stole the trade deadline show as far as i'm concerned.
Not gonna worry about resigning him until the time comes. We got a year and a half to convince him. And we can always trade him like Den did with Melo if thats what it takes.