One NBA writer is proposing that the Brooklyn Nets acquire Isaac Okoro from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a bold deal. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Cavaliers and Nets:
Trade idea: Cleveland Cavaliers trade Isaac Okoro, Dean Wade, 2025 second-round pick and 2025 second-round pick (via MIL) to Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith
“While Okoro’s shot is an obvious concern, it isn’t necessarily a hopeless one,” Buckley wrote in his latest NBA trade column. “After all, he’s a solid 74.9 percent free-throw shooter for his career, and he hit a respectable 35.7 percent of his threes over the past two seasons (albeit on a low volume of attempts).
“Okoro is a menace on defense who’s still finding his way on offense. His shooting is a major question mark, but it wouldn’t stay that way if he maintains last season’s conversion rate (36.3 percent) while significantly upping his volume.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Isaac Okoro, Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets Updates
Okoro appeared in 76 games for the Cavaliers last season. He averaged 6.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists while shooting 49.4% from the field, 36.3% from beyond the arc and 75.7% from the free-throw line.
The Cavaliers drafted Okoro with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Auburn. The 22-year-old has career NBA averages of 8.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 210 games. Okoro will make $8,920,794 next season.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Isaac Okoro, Cleveland Cavaliers, Brooklyn Nets Updates
The Nets got swept by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2023 playoffs. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers lost to the New York Knicks in the first round in five games.
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