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The Brooklyn Nets are positioning themselves for a good old-fashioned tank job this coming NBA season as they continue to trade away key players and stockpile draft picks with their sights set on the future.
Two of their best remaining players are continuing to draw a ton of trade interest, as the rest of the league knows exactly what the Nets are trying to do, but Brooklyn reportedly has a high price tag on both.
Forbes reporter Evan Sidery shared on X that the Nets remain the most realistic team to sell off players before the 2024-25 season starts, with veteran forwards Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith continuing to receive plenty of leaguewide interest.
The Nets now loom as the most realistic team to still sell off players before the season begins.
Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith continue to receive interest around the league, but Brooklyn has held a high price for both since June. pic.twitter.com/G7IIY6ikXm
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) August 7, 2024
This comes as no surprise, as both players have popped up in plenty of trade rumors this summer, but there is no need for the Nets to rush into a move.
The Nets will still be in the mix for the worst record in the league even if they hold on to both Johnson and Finney-Smith into the regular season, and perhaps giving both more of a chance to shine on the court will boost their trade value even higher.
Johnson is a career 39.2 percent shooter from 3-point range and is one of the league’s best 3-and-D role players while also being under contract for the next three seasons at around $23 million a year, which is an incredibly reasonable number for a player like him.
Finney-Smith is under contract for one more year at just under $15 million and is coming off a couple of bad seasons from the 3-point line, but he’s still a respected 3-and-D player in his own right.
There’s no rush here for the Nets, but they surely will be looking to move both players at some point.
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