Could the Nets be one of the teams trading picks in 2025 NBA Draft?
The Brooklyn Nets have two days before the 2025 NBA Draft kicks off on Wednesday at Barclays Center, giving the Nets the chance to add young talent to the roster. There have already been three trades before the 2024-25 season officially ended on Sunday with Game 7 of the NBA Finals, but Brooklyn may be just getting started with their activity.
"Two first-round picks have already been traded, and when you talk to league executives, they think there's five, six or seven or more in play," ESPN's Brian Windhorst said during an episode of "Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective" published on Saturday. As of this writing, the 10th, 16th, 23rd, and 59th overall picks have been moved in the three trades that have happened prior to Game 7.
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"That doesn't mean they'll be traded, but there's several in play, including one or two [picks] in the top 10, which you don't often see top-10 picks moved," Windhorst continued. As this relates to the Nets, Brooklyn has four picks in the first round, including the eighth overall pick that they are reportedly hoping will get them a player to build around for the future.
Throughout the summer, there have been reports ranging from the Nets looking to use the eighth or 19th overall picks in an effort to move up for a better pick or by acquiring a second pick in the Lottery. Outside of these reports, there hasn't been any indication that Brooklyn is close to achieving either of these goals, but it is safe to assume that the Nets won't be using all of their picks.
Brooklyn has the No. 8, No. 19, No. 26, and No. 27 picks in the first round and all of those new players could put a significant strain on the Nets' player development that has been working hard during the beginning of this rebuild. However, with the Eastern Conference appearing more wide-open than ever before because of all the injuries affecting various playoff teams, Brooklyn may be able to capitalize on unaffected teams looking to take advantage.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Could the Nets be one of the teams trading picks in 2025 NBA Draft?
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