“The Brooklyn Nets may not be eager to get back into business with Kyrie Irving, but if it only cost them Nic Claxton, Terance Mann and a few spots on a pick that was already outside the top five, it might be worth it,” Bailey wrote.<\/p>\n
“Kyrie and Michael Porter Jr. would make for one of the most explosive offensive duos in the East. And if one or two of last year’s first-round picks took a developmental leap, the Nets could be right back in the mix for a play-in spot.”<\/p>\n
On the surface of things, the Nets may not be opposed to trading down in this draft<\/a>. If they slide back to No. 9, they could be in range for prospects such as Nate Ament, Mikel Brown Jr., Brayden Burries, and Karim Lopez.<\/p>\n This trade would likely put the Nets out of range for Keaton Wagler, Darius Acuff Jr., and Kingston Flemings, but the only prospects in this draft that can surely shift a franchise’s trajectory at this point are AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer, or Caleb Wilson.<\/p>\n Plus, the Nets are in desperate need of a veteran voice<\/a>. A player who arguably had the biggest shot in NBA history, won a championship, and has been in the NBA Finals multiple times certainly fits that bill. Just ask Cooper Flagg.<\/p>\n “He stepped in as a great vet for me and was giving me guidance, because there were times where I was shaken up,” Flagg said in an interview<\/a> with ESPN’s Malika Andrews. “I\u2019d never lost that much in my life. But to hear him say that and tell me that I\u2019m doing everything I need to be doing and to stay with it and stay positive\u2014it definitely helped me out a lot.”<\/p>\n
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