Brian Windhorst, who made his bones as a Cavaliers beat writer and who has a great record on Nets moves, said on his Hoop Collective Monday that if Cleveland makes Donovan Mitchell available, it could lead to a bidding war for the native New Yorker between the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks. But ESPN’s basketball writer does not believe the Cavs front office has made that decision and may very well not yet be feeling pressure despite their team’s record and devastating injury news.
“I would say the Knicks and the Nets are riding on the line,” added Windhorst in a lively discussion that included ESPN colleagues Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon.