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The Brooklyn Nets traded veteran wing Dorian Finney-Smith for a well-recognized face on Sunday.
In accordance with ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Nets dealt Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to the Los Angeles Lakers in alternate for level guard D’Angelo Russell, 22-year-old ahead Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks.
As Brooklyn continues to construct in direction of the longer term, ESPN’s Bobby Marks famous that the workforce now owns 15 first-round picks and 16 second-round alternatives over the subsequent seven years.
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The web return on the Dennis Schroder and Dorian Finney-Smith commerce is 5 seconds.
Brooklyn now has 31 draft picks within the subsequent 7 years
First: 15
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After including Russell’s $18.7 million expiring contract and Lewis’ $1.9 million wage for the 2024-25 season, the Nets are actually $677,000 beneath the posh tax and have $1.9 million in house to function beneath the primary apron (by way of Marks).
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For Brooklyn
D’Angelo Russell is on an expiring $18.7M contract.
He has $700K in unlikely bonuses that rely towards the apron.
Maxwell Lewis: $1.9M and $2.2M (NGTY)
Under the tax: $677K
Under the first apron: $1.9M
This is what Brooklyn’s depth chart seems to be like following Sunday’s transfer:
Nets Depth Chart
PG: D’Angelo Russell, Ben Simmons, Reece Beekman
SG: Cam Thomas, Ziaire Williams, Keon Johnson
SF: Cameron Johnson, Jalen Wilson, Maxwell Lewis
PF: Noah Clowney, Trendon Watford, Cameron Johnson
C: Nic Claxton, Day’Ron Sharpe, Noah Clowney
Russell beforehand spent two years with the Nets, making the one All-Star look of his profession in Brooklyn throughout the 2018-19 season.
In 29 appearances with the Lakers this 12 months, he averaged 12.4 factors and 4.7 assists per recreation on 41.5/33.3/84.9 taking pictures splits.
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D’ANGELO RUSSELL.
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Russell will likely be 29 years previous by the top of the common season, that means that he would not match the timeline of a rebuilding Nets workforce and should depart in free company. Charania famous on Sunday that Brooklyn may have over $60 million in cap house throughout the 2025 offseason and will goal free-agents that match round younger gamers akin to Cam Thomas and Noah Clowney.
Lewis was chosen by the Lakers with a second-round decide within the 2023 NBA draft, taking part in sparingly all through the primary two seasons of his profession. He is been on the courtroom for simply 29 whole minutes throughout seven appearances throughout his 2024-25 marketing campaign, scoring 4 factors on 2-6 taking pictures.
Brooklyn has been targeted on dealing veteran contributors for future draft capital amid a 12-19 begin to the season.
The Nets traded level guard Dennis Schröder and a second-round decide to the Golden State Warriors in return for guard De’Anthony Melton and three second-round picks on Dec. 14.
Brooklyn will not be executed making strikes, as NBA insider Jake Fischer reported on Wednesday that veteran sharpshooter Cam Johnson has drawn “appreciable commerce curiosity” from contending groups.
The Nets added to their draft capital whereas liberating up extra future cap house on Sunday, they usually may unload one other veteran previous to the Feb. 6 deadline.
