Billy King sat down with Sarah Kustok and Lenn Robbins before the Nets game Monday night against the Clippers to talk about the state of the Nets, and what lies ahead for Brooklyn. King said that the Nets have spoken to teams about trades, but that he likely won't make deals before All Star Break. The Nets GM also said that he still believes the team can make the playoffs. Anyway, the beats will take it away...
Billy King tells #Nets website pregame show:"Are we aggressively shopping our guys? No. Have we had a lot of conversations with people? Yes"
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) February 2, 2015
King: "... We are not making phone calls. Phone calls are coming in and we are evaluating things. But I want to see this group play." #Nets
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) February 2, 2015
Billy King indicated to @sarahkustok and @LennRobbins that Nets won't be making any trades before the All-Star Break.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) February 3, 2015
King made it clear he wanted to see how the next week-plus goes -- Nets have six games in nine days before break -- and assess at that point
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) February 3, 2015
King mentioned that the Nets are receiving calls, not just sending them out, and that he is going to make smart moves, not just trades for the sake of them.
King said he's spoken to Joe, Brook and Deron about possibility of trades, but reiterated he's not going to do a deal for sake of making one
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) February 3, 2015
King: "We’re exploring things that may make sense as people call, but we're not going to make a trade just to make a trade. That’s foolish."
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) February 3, 2015
Overall, King doesn't really know what the future of the team holds, but he still thinks the playoffs are plausible.
King was directly asked if he's a betting man, would #Nets roster look the same after trade deadline as it does today: "I have no idea."
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) February 3, 2015
King said of the current crop of #Nets: "I still have confidence in the group that they can stop get the job done, get us in the playoffs."
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) February 2, 2015