Why The Brooklyn Nets Do The Deal
If conventional wisdom is to be trusted, the Nets can’t afford to rebuild. After all, they owe their first-round picks, whether outright or via swap, to the Houston Rockets through to 2027.
Here at NBA Analysis, we like to occasionally challenge conventional wisdom.
The Nets’ next pick is a swap. In other words, if they’re worse than Houston in 2022-23, and land a higher draft pick, it gets traded for the Rockets’ lesser pick. Is that really such a problem?
After all, the Rockets will not be good in 2022-23 – they’re still in the early stages of a rebuild themselves. In a world where the Nets land the second overall pick, and the Rockets land the sixth overall pick, the Nets still land an opportunity to net a potential franchise-altering player.
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Therefore, we’d argue the Nets can afford to rebuild. If they agree, they’re getting a good package here. This deal is plush with promising young players, with three first-round picks to spare.
The Hornets would have to be pretty confident that adding Durant gets them to the next level to offer it. Should they be?