Brooklyn avoided pooling its chips into the 2024 draft, and did right investing in 2025 and beyond.
Not too long ago, the Brooklyn Nets were the undisputed laughingstock of the NBA. After trading Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the Nets were in a bleak position owning so few of their own first-round picks.
That turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Of the top 15 players drafted in 2024, just two players have a player efficiency rating above 12: Donovan Clingan and Zach Edey. The Nets instead traded Bridges to the New York Knicks for five first-round picks and a pick swap and followed that with a trade with Houston that gave them their pick back in 2025. Whether or not the pick is in the early lottery, Brooklyn will have the chance to draft a franchise-changing player, as the 2025 draft class has significantly more hype than this year's.
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