The Brooklyn Nets entered the offseason with a 32-50 record and remained the No. 11 seed in the Eastern Conference. They're in a bit of a weird middle ground. They sold a future draft pick in exchange for James Harden, who has since played for both the Philadelphia 76ers and now the Los Angeles Clippers.
They paired Harden with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, who teamed up in Brooklyn in 2019, but the trio played just 16 games and failed, finishing with a 13-3 record. Ta.
Currently, the Nets are left with a strangely constructed roster and no control over future picks. There is a lot of roster construction that needs to be done as Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas are the “stars” of the team. They need young superstar potential paired with a good supporting cast.
The way the Nets are currently built, there are only big supporting players and no real core. To make matters worse, they don't have a draft pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. According to Bleacher Report's recent mock draft, the Nets' No. 9 pick went to the Houston Rockets, who selected Donovan Clingan in college. The 39th pick was sent to the Memphis Grizzlies for Creighton's Baylor Scheierman.
Even if there is a draft in which the Nets don't have a pick, the 2024 NBA Draft will be in the safe category. It is considered one of the weakest draft classes in NBA history.
It might make sense for the Nets to trade to the draft, but it would have to be done on the cheap, and they would also have to sell the roster for new talent and more young players. Dew. For now, all they have to do is trade a cheap, low-cost, high-paying player.
That means the Nets may not get a draft pick in the next draft, and that's okay. Draft picks have to be cheap if you want to trade them back into the draft. They would be better off sitting back and making a trade for the future rather than trying to make an immediate decision to fix the roster.
