Why The Brooklyn Nets Do The Deal 

In fact, there are more questions surrounding the Nets. How will they manage their cap space moving forward? 

Ben Simmons’ contract hangs over this organization. The Nets will likely extend Cameron Johnson this summer as well. Next summer, they’ll have to make a decision about Claxton. 

Unless they trade him, of course. Meanwhile, Claxton was a Defensive Player of the Year candidate here. It’s fair to assume the Nets could get this type of return for him. 

They’d be in an interesting position if they did. In fact, the Nets would have the biggest collection of draft capital outside of the Oklahoma City Thunder following this deal.

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If they wanted to cash those picks in for a star, they’d be able to do so. 

Should the Spurs put them in that position?