Why The Brooklyn Nets Do The Deal 

Of course not. That’s not the singular reason the Nets do this deal. 

It is a significant one. Whether they choose to contact the Rockets about swapping their own picks back to each other or not, the draft capital the Nets are receiving here is valuable. 

So is Dort. In fact, he’s basically a budget replacement for Bridges. If the Nets prefer to avoid bottoming out in light of Houston owning their picks, Dort should help them avoid that fate. 

More broadly, the Nets would actually have a sizeable collection of first-round picks following this trade.

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Making this deal could put them in a position to trade for the next available star player if they so choose. 

What position does it put the Thunder in?