One complicating factor in a number of trade scenarios is that a number of players mentioned can’t be dealt because they are on designated rookie extensions, players like Bam Adebayo of the Heat, Andrew Wiggins of the Warriors, Donovan Mitchell of the Jazz and Devin Booker of the Suns. Under the CBA, while teams are permitted to have two such players on their roster, only one of them may be acquired via trade and the Nets already got Ben Simmons at the deadline.
So would the Nets be willing to trade Simmons to clear the way to get someone like a Wiggins or a Mitchell?