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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
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2025 NBA Draft: Could the Nets pull off a trade with the Spurs?
The Brooklyn Nets came away from Monday's 2025 NBA Draft Lottery with some disappointment as they were awarded with the eighth overall pick in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft. With Brooklyn reportedly regarded as one of the teams that could be looking to trade up, there could be a team that may be looking to trade back in the Draft prior to June. The San Antonio Spurs, who ended up with the second overall pick, are reportedly going to be "open-minded" with what they decide to do with the pick, according to ESPN's Marc J. Spears during his appearance on "NBA Today" on Tuesday. NBA insider Jake Fischer recently reported that the Nets are considered one of the teams that could be looking to trade up in the Draft, meaning that there could be a path for both teams to come to a deal. Advertisement "I'm hearing that the Spurs are gonna be open-minded, they like what's at two," Spears said while noting that the opportunity for a trade may not be intended for the Nets. "They're willing to keep at two, but if I'm the Spurs, I might be calling Boston to see what I could potentially do." While Spears explained that the Spurs are expected to be open-minded with what they do with the second overall pick, it does sound like they could be looking for veteran players to place around Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox moving forward. For a team like Brooklyn, the teams that could be good candidates for a trade back in the Draft seem to be dwindling with teams like the Dallas Mavericks (first overall pick) and Philadelphia 76ers (third overall) reportedly preferring to stay with their picks. Plenty of situations can change between now and when the Draft begins on June 25 so the Nets have a significant amount of time to survey the landscape for a potential trade, if that is their intention. Based on the recent reporting, however, it seems that Brooklyn may not be able to trade into the top-3 of the Draft and that could be an issue if there is a player they like that won't be around by the time they get to pick at eight. This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: 2025 NBA Draft: Could the Nets pull off a trade with the Spurs?
USA Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 NBA Draft: Could the Nets pull off a trade with the Spurs?
2025 NBA Draft: Could the Nets pull off a trade with the Spurs? The Brooklyn Nets came away from Monday's 2025 NBA Draft Lottery with some disappointment as they were awarded with the eighth overall pick in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft. With Brooklyn reportedly regarded as one of the teams that could be looking to trade up, there could be a team that may be looking to trade back in the Draft prior to June. The San Antonio Spurs, who ended up with the second overall pick, are reportedly going to be "open-minded" with what they decide to do with the pick, according to ESPN's Marc J. Spears during his appearance on "NBA Today" on Tuesday. NBA insider Jake Fischer recently reported that the Nets are considered one of the teams that could be looking to trade up in the Draft, meaning that there could be a path for both teams to come to a deal. "I'm hearing that the Spurs are gonna be open-minded, they like what's at two," Spears said while noting that the opportunity for a trade may not be intended for the Nets. "They're willing to keep at two, but if I'm the Spurs, I might be calling Boston to see what I could potentially do." While Spears explained that the Spurs are expected to be open-minded with what they do with the second overall pick, it does sound like they could be looking for veteran players to place around Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox moving forward. For a team like Brooklyn, the teams that could be good candidates for a trade back in the Draft seem to be dwindling with teams like the Dallas Mavericks (first overall pick) and Philadelphia 76ers (third overall) reportedly preferring to stay with their picks. Plenty of situations can change between now and when the Draft begins on June 25 so the Nets have a significant amount of time to survey the landscape for a potential trade, if that is their intention. Based on the recent reporting, however, it seems that Brooklyn may not be able to trade into the top-3 of the Draft and that could be an issue if there is a player they like that won't be around by the time they get to pick at eight.
