The Nets gave up a lot of team’s past and present this week with the trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving but they also picked up a lot of its future, acquiring six first rounders and two seconds in the superstar trades. They also acquired the right to swap picks.
“The draft capital provides us additional avenues to continue to acquire talent,” said Sean Marks in a statement attached to the announcement of the Durant trade. “We remain steadfast in our commitment to building the team Brooklyn deserves.”
And it wasn’t just the draft picks that Nets acquired.