The Brooklyn Nets’ front office is seemingly taking the Oklahoma City Thunder’s route to success by compiling assets and building in-house.
This appaoch should come as much of a surprise considering the failures of the Big Three era with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James. The Nets received a massive haul in return for Durant, most recently in trading away forward Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks.
Here’s the full breakdown of the Nets’ return for Durant:
The original deal sent Durant and forward T.J. Warren to Phoenix in exchange for Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks, and a 2028 pick swap.
The Nets moved Crowder to the Milwaukee Bucks for two second-round picks in a three-team deal with the Indiana Pacers. Then, the blockbuster move took place, trading Bridges to the Knicks in exchange for four unprotected first-round picks, a protected first-rounder from the Bucks, a pick swap, and a second-round pick.
In total, it leaves the Nets with a pool of the following assets from the Durant trade:
Cameron Johnson
8 unprotected first-round picks
1 protected first-round pick
2028 first-round pick swap
2028 unprotected pick swap
3 second-round picks
