The Nets were the only NBA team with substantial cap space this offseason and have actively engaged in salary dump trades, as expected, absorbing contracts to acquire players and draft picks.

First, they facilitated the Kristaps Porzingis trade to the Atlanta Hawks, absorbing the final three years and $47 million of Terrance Mann’s contract and acquiring the draft rights to Drake Powell, one of Brooklyn’s five first-round picks in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Next, they traded Cam Johnson to the Denver Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick, enabling Denver to shed the final two years and $79.6 million of Porter’s contract while adding a skilled perimeter scorer to Brooklyn’s roster.

Earlier in the month, they acquired Haywood Highsmith and an unprotected 2

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