>The Nets have a history of being very active, sometimes shockingly so, on Draft Night. History teaches us that in-depth looks at who the Nets might take at X,Y, or Z are foolhardy. > >Last year, they sat things out in both rounds. That was the exception that proved the rule but in the final measure, Marks gets a lot done on Draft Night. So, put down your mock draft. The Nets hardly ever stick to the script at Barclays Center in late June. > >This year, the Nets will have two firsts, the Suns at No. 21 and their own at 22 as well as their own second at 51. What will they have by midnight the morning of June 23, who knows. > >John Hollinger told his fellow Athletic writer Alex Schiffer this week that he thinks the Nets will trade one of those picks to fill a need. > >”*I think the Nets would probably prefer to use No. 21 and trade No. 22 if you gave them truth serum, but you don’t know what deals are going to be available to you on draft night and it’s difficult to trade for a contract given their tax situation. Could they turn pick 22 into a future protected first from another team? That would probably be their favorite option, given that they could also use that pick in a trade if need be.”* > >As Sean Marks noted at his April 23 press conference, the Nets have the fourth largest stash of draft picks — 11 firsts, all unprotected; a first round swap and eight seconds, also all unprotected — in the NBA between now and 2029. They can afford to use some to shore things up. > >In talking about someone who reportedly could have yielded another first, Schiffer said he doesn’t believe Cam Thomas has much of a market. > >*”I don’t see a trade market for him, though he could be a throw-in to a deal of sorts, too, but he is reminding me of a young Andrew Wiggins or Rudy Gay, where he is good for an empty 20-plus (or in this case 30-plus) mostly in games the team is punting on. When Thomas is hitting shots, it resembles a clinic. When he’s missing, it’s like watching me out there, because he doesn’t know when to turn it off and make plays.”*
Stock-Astronomer2709
Looking back, should we have traded the pick that turned into Saddiq Bey?
RealLanceStorm
Yes it will lol Marks will draft players we know nothing about (because college basketball is horrible at forecasting/developing NBA talents outside a handful of top prospects) and we won’t know if they’re good or if they are in a trade any time soon.
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>The Nets have a history of being very active, sometimes shockingly so, on Draft Night. History teaches us that in-depth looks at who the Nets might take at X,Y, or Z are foolhardy.
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>Last year, they sat things out in both rounds. That was the exception that proved the rule but in the final measure, Marks gets a lot done on Draft Night. So, put down your mock draft. The Nets hardly ever stick to the script at Barclays Center in late June.
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>This year, the Nets will have two firsts, the Suns at No. 21 and their own at 22 as well as their own second at 51. What will they have by midnight the morning of June 23, who knows.
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>John Hollinger told his fellow Athletic writer Alex Schiffer this week that he thinks the Nets will trade one of those picks to fill a need.
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>”*I think the Nets would probably prefer to use No. 21 and trade No. 22 if you gave them truth serum, but you don’t know what deals are going to be available to you on draft night and it’s difficult to trade for a contract given their tax situation. Could they turn pick 22 into a future protected first from another team? That would probably be their favorite option, given that they could also use that pick in a trade if need be.”*
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>As Sean Marks noted at his April 23 press conference, the Nets have the fourth largest stash of draft picks — 11 firsts, all unprotected; a first round swap and eight seconds, also all unprotected — in the NBA between now and 2029. They can afford to use some to shore things up.
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>In talking about someone who reportedly could have yielded another first, Schiffer said he doesn’t believe Cam Thomas has much of a market.
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>*”I don’t see a trade market for him, though he could be a throw-in to a deal of sorts, too, but he is reminding me of a young Andrew Wiggins or Rudy Gay, where he is good for an empty 20-plus (or in this case 30-plus) mostly in games the team is punting on. When Thomas is hitting shots, it resembles a clinic. When he’s missing, it’s like watching me out there, because he doesn’t know when to turn it off and make plays.”*
Looking back, should we have traded the pick that turned into Saddiq Bey?
Yes it will lol Marks will draft players we know nothing about (because college basketball is horrible at forecasting/developing NBA talents outside a handful of top prospects) and we won’t know if they’re good or if they are in a trade any time soon.