How Can The Nets Form Their Own Big Three?

Let's get this straight, the Celtics started this trend after their acquisition of Ray Allen from Seattle. Then, about a month later, Boston acquires Kevin Garnett. Their success immediately led them to a championship in Year One. And after watching such success take place, players have began to form the mindset that this is the way to win a title nowadays. Long Story Short, a new era of basketball has formed. 

With teams like the Celtics, Heat, Knicks, Clippers, Bulls, etc, stacking up, other franchises are on the outside looking in. It's going to get to the extent that teams can't win without one. Heck, that's what the NBA is trying to avoid. This was proving even more so when reports rumored Cavs Owner, Dan Gilbert, pressured David Stern to veto the CP3 trade to the Lakers. According to said reports, Gilbert felt if this trade processed, 25 of the 30 teams should change their names to the "Washington Generals." Pretty much suggesting a lack of competitive balance, which is what the league was against. But there is one team that might be able to enter the elite fray of having their own Big Three: The Nets.

Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov has been pursuing the top free agents, only to come up short. Up to date, his best moves have been acquiring PG Deron Williams from Utah, as well as, Center Mehnet Okur. The Nets have now shifted their attention on Orlando Magic Big Man, Dwight Howard. Howard has said to request a trade to specific teams, with the Nets being one of them. But see, if they land Howard in a trade, or through free agency, they still won't have enough the contend. It'll be Howard, Williams, and everyone else. So who else should they add? Well, how about Kevin Love?

Kevin Love came off a breakout year by leading the league in rebounding (15.2), as well as averaging 20.2 ppg. You telling me the Nets couldn't use his services? While the T'Wolves are adding some nice pieces, one has to know they won't be contending anytime soon. Love can help out a contending team immediately. And technically, the Lakers could use him too. The catch is that both teams must have Dwight Howard first. Love and Howard on one team equals the number one leading rebounding team in the NBA. And we know how important that is in the game of basketball. 

            Kevin Love boxing out David Lee for position. Credit: soraspy.com

How to acquire him? Well, Brook Lopez must be the key component for this. And you know how the Mavericks pretty much relinquished next to nothing for Odom? I don't see New Jersey having to do much either. I say throw in Lopez, Okur, and a 1st round-pick. And this is assuming Howard leaves Orlando, via free agency, and they sign him. The starting lineup could look as such:

SF Kris Humphries

PF Kevin Love

C Dwight Howard

SG Anthony Morrow

PG Deron Williams

Boom! There's the Nets version of their Big Three. But everything has to fall correctly like other trades. Of course, this is just one man's opinion.