Utah Jazz Receive: G/F Ben Simmons, G Landry Shamet, 2023 First-Round Pick (PHO), 2025 First-Round Pick (PHO), 2027 First-Round Pick (PHO), 2029 First-Round Pick (PHO)
Brooklyn Nets Receive: G Donovan Mitchell, F Mikal Bridges, F Jae Crowder
Phoenix Suns Receive: F Kevin Durant
If you like problem-solving, this trade ought to appeal to you.
One huge problem facing the Brooklyn Nets is their inability to trade for a player on a max rookie extension while Ben Simmons is on the roster. This has been a huge obstacle in brokering a Kevin Durant deal.
After all, few trade targets make more logical sense for the Nets than young stars.
Another issue that’s plagued the Nets is their lack of draft capital. It’s likely keeping them from accepting a draft-heavy package and bottoming out – without control of their own draft, that strategy is less viable.
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This deal solves both of those issues by finding a team with more incentive to take on draft capital, and a new home for Ben Simmons. It just happens that in both instances, that team is the Utah Jazz.
Should they be interested in this return?
