Brooklyn Nets: Andrew Nicholson to play in China

The Brooklyn Nets parlayed Andrew Nicholson’s contract into Allen Crabbe. Sean Marks coveted Crabbe since last year and was able to use Nicholson’s mini-albatross to acquire him. The Portland Trailblazers released Nicholson shortly after the deal was completed. He will play in China next season.

It didn’t take long for the Brooklyn Nets to give up on the Andrew Nicholson experiment. After taking on his deal to acquire a first round pick from Washington in exchange for Bojan Bogdanovic, the team traded him this offseason.

In a stroke of genius by Sean Marks, the Nets acquired longtime target Allen Crabbe. Crabbe even waived his no-trade clause to accommodate the deal. Shortly after the deal’s…