Chicago Bulls Receive: F/C Ben Simmons, G Cameron Thomas, 2025 First-Round Pick (PHX via BKN), 2027 First-Round Pick (PHI via BKN), 2029 First-Round Pick (BKN), 2030 First-Round Pick (Swap – BKN)
Brooklyn Nets Receive: G Zach LaVine
By contrast, teams with stars are a trade request or two away from rebuilding in the NBA.
The Brooklyn Nets know this all too well. This team had a trio of superstars on their roster not so long ago. Now, Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving are all on different teams.
With that in mind, some would suggest that the Nets should be rebuilding. Ordinarily, they might. However, this team is still dealing with the consequences of having had those stars in the first place.
Specifically, they traded the right to their first-round to the Houston Rockets from now until 2027.
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Unless they’re trading for their picks back, the Nets have no incentive to bottom out.
Does this deal help them avoid doing so?