The Brooklyn Nets executed a strategic three-team trade, acquiring Terance Mann and a first-round pick (22nd overall) from Atlanta by taking on Mann's contract. This deal, signaled by their intent to utilize salary dumps for draft assets, positions the Nets as frontrunners in the upcoming offseason. With five first-round picks and significant cap space, the Nets aim to build a strong foundation moving forward, while potentially employing strategies similar to Oklahoma City's. Analysts view this maneuver as a calculated move by general manager Sean Marks to enhance the team's prospects.
The deal was first reported by ESPN and confirmed by The Post.
For taking that on, the Nets will get a pick even better than the 28th selection that the Celtics could have offered for taking Porzingis.
What does that get you? Does that get you into the teens again? Or can you pick up a future down the road that you can use, similar to the OKC model?
Now leading the league in both first-round picks (one sixth of Wednesday's entire draft) and cap space (still roughly $35 million), the Nets are positioned to control the offseason.
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