<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/why-the-mikal-bridges-trade-will-save-the-nets.html" dsn="news"><pubdate>06/30/2024</pubdate><author>Kyle Ferreira</author><hero-image><img src="/images/mikal-bridges-nets.jpg" alt="Mikal Bridges in a Nets uniform"/></hero-image><hero-image-credit>Getty Images</hero-image-credit><category>sports</category><title>Why The Mikal Bridges Trade Will Save The Nets</title><description>After the teaming of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant and the debacle of Ben Simmons, the Nets are finally starting over. This was evident when Brooklyn made a trade with their crosstown rivals, the New York Knicks, on Tuesday night. The trade involved their star player, but in return, it just might bolster their future.</description></item>