Of all the potential off-season targets on the Portland Trail Blazers’ whiteboard, none outside of Joel Embiid has triggered as much hope and passion among Blazers fans as Brooklyn Nets wing Mikal Bridges. The 26-year-old averaged 20 points on 47% shooting from the field last season while drawing some of the NBA”s toughest assignments on defense. He’s the hot, young commodity on the market, a star in waiting, and plenty of teams would love to have him, including and especially Portland.
According to Alex Schiffer, Nets analyst for the Athletic, the Blazers don’t have what it takes to get that deal done.