Brooklyn Nets: What the Blake Griffin trade means to Brooklyn

The NBA world was shook when the Los Angeles Clippers sent Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons. In return, they received Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, a first and a second round draft pick. While on the surface this trade does not mean anything to the Brooklyn Nets, it is actually important to the franchise.

First and foremost, the Brooklyn Nets need to acknowledge the threat the Detroit Pistons have become. With a premier pick-and-roll point guard in Reggie Jackson and the Andre Drummond-Griffin frontcourt, they should be a mainstay in the playoff conversation. The Pistons are a threat in the Eastern Conference.

This spells trouble for a future Nets’ playoff push. Although…