Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G Kyrie Irving, 2027 First-Round Pick (Swap – BKN via HOU)
Brooklyn Nets Receive: G/F Eric Gordon, F David Nwaba, C Boban Marjanovic, G/F Garrison Matthews, F Kenyon Martin Jr., 2024 First-Round Pick (BKN via HOU)
Houston Rockets Receive: F/C Anthony Davis
Draft picks are a hot commodity in today’s NBA. Many would argue that they’re the league’s hottest form of currency. With that said, every first-round pick is not born equal.
Generally, the more likely a team is to land in the lottery, the more valuable their pick becomes. With that in mind, you’d rather receive a pick that conveys in the distant future from one of the league’s best teams.
On the other hand, there are exceptions to every rule. For example, if you can get your own pick back from a team you’d previously traded it to, that’s got unique value.
It puts you in a position to control your own destiny. This deal has the Nets seizing some of that control back.
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After all, the Houston Rockets have their first-round picks, either outright or via swap, through to 2027. If the Nets can get some of that capital back this summer, they’d have to consider the proposition.
Is this enough for them to part with Irving?
