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USA Today
13 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Could the Nets trade with the Rockets prior to 2025 NBA Draft?
Could the Nets trade with the Rockets prior to 2025 NBA Draft? The Brooklyn Nets have some important decisions to make prior to the 2025 NBA Draft as they have four first-round picks in the event that begins on June 25. Brooklyn's first pick is eighth overall so they are reportedly trying to find a way to acquire another premium pick and a Western Conference team might fit the bill. NetsDaily reported earlier this month that he's "hearing Nets may want to move up from #19 to the lottery, offering CamJ and #19 to Raptors or Rockets for either Raps 9th or Rockets 10th plus a bad contract." Nets Wire has previously covered what a potential trade between the Nets and the Raptors would look like, but the Rockets could also be an attractive option. As shown in the post below, the Nets could trade forward Cam Johnson and the 19th overall pick to the Rockets for the 10th overall pick and forward Dillon Brooks, allowing the deal to work given how much Johnson ($20.5 million) and Brooks ($21.1 million) will make next season. This isn't to say that Houston will definitely take this deal if it were on the table, but it's to give a sense of what contracts would have to be exchanged. Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of "The Dunker Spot" podcast recently did a livestream for Bleacher Report in which they broke down a way for both Brooklyn and Houston to get what they want. The duo suggested that the Nets would receive forward Jabari Smith Jr., center Jock Landale, and the 10th overall pick in exchange for Johnson, the 19th overall pick, and two second-round picks. The trade idea is framed as a way for the Nets to get what they reportedly want in terms of acquiring a second Lottery pick while the Rockets achieve the goal of adding another player who contributes to winning right away. With the report that Houston is one of the teams that Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant would prefer to be traded to, it's possible that the Nets won't have much time to engage in a deal with the Rockets.
USA Today
5 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
What would the Nets have to trade the Raptors to get No. 9 pick?
What would the Nets have to trade the Raptors to get No. 9 pick? The Brooklyn Nets have five picks to use in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft that begins on June 25 and ends on June 26 after the end of the second round. Brooklyn could stand put and use all of their picks to bring in a significant infusion of young talent, but what if they wanted to get creative with the amounts of assets they have in this Draft and beyond? NetsDaily reported earlier in June that the Nets "may want to move up from #19 to the lottery, offering CamJ and #19 to Raptors or Rockets for either Raps 9th or Rockets 10th plus a bad contract." Based off this reporting, it has been interesting to see what kind of packages Brooklyn could come up with to entire the Toronto Raptors to give up the ninth overall pick in the Draft, especially since they're still rebuilding. "That would give Nets two picks in top 10 (presupposing neither team would need picks for Giannis trade)," NetsDaily's post on X continued. Assuming that Brooklyn would be willing to use their second first-round pick (No. 19) to get a second pick in the Lottery, Toronto seems like one of the teams that could be convinced to move back given the state of their roster. So far, the reporting indicates that the start of the trade offer would be forward Cam Johnson and the 19th overall pick going to the Raptors in exchange for the ninth overall pick and a player on "a bad contract" as NetsDaily puts it. Assuming that the trade is just a 1-for-1 swap in terms of assets switching sides, the Nets could go after guard Immanuel Quickley or forward RJ Barrett with both players making similar money to Johnson next season. However, according to Fanspo, if the Nets were to acquire Barrett, that deal would work financially. More to the point, if the Nets wanted to go after Quickley, they would have to add more salary than just Johnson and that could come down to Brooklyn potentially re-signing one of their own free-agents to a deal that allows to make the deal work if added. Plenty can happen between now and when the Draft begins.
