14 May 2022 21:26:01
2 trades for Brooklyn Nets

Brooklyn/Indiana

Brooklyn: Brogdon
Indiana: Harris, Sharpe, 1st round pick from Philly via Nets & 2nd round pick via Nets

- Brooklyn get the perfect off guard to play alongside Kyrie and KD
- Pacers get a young big they can develop and more assets. They can flip Harris again for a team that needs shooting

Brooklyn/Washington

Brooklyn: Bryant s&t 3yrs/27mi
Washington: Curry

- Nets get a center who can shoot from the outside. A decent offensive threat
- Wizards get an insurance incase Beal bolts. They can also use Curry to gain assets at the deadline

Brooklyn Nets new roster

PG: Irving, Mills, Carter
SG: Brogdon, Thomas
SF: Durant, Brown
PF: Simmons, Aldridge
CE: Bryant, Claxton

1.) 14 May 2022
14 May 2022 23:20:33
You do know that Brooklyn has Taxpayer Exception with which they can sign Bryant with?

2.) 15 May 2022
15 May 2022 02:54:48
And that nasty hard cap for taking on a S&T player. good luck with that math. and doesn't the money have to be higher then the NTMLE to do a sign and trade?

3.) 15 May 2022
15 May 2022 14:30:40
@windrap. I don't believe so. I do know that the first year of the new contract has to be a 5% raise over Bryant's last salary. So if they front load the contract, it should qualify. However, that just makes it less likely to fit under the Hard Apron Tax line.

4.) 15 May 2022
15 May 2022 20:16:49
@fred. yeah, i looked it up after posting and i was a little confused. the player cannot be signed using the MLE and then traded. doesn't specify salary level.