The Brooklyn Nets have been among the NBA's busiest teams this offseason. Outside of the draft, their most significant move was a trade sending Cam Johnson to the Denver Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first-round pick.
Some opined that the Nets got solid value in the deal, while The Ringer's Bill Simmons called it “one of the worst trades of the decade.” The Athletic's John Hollinger — former Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Memphis Grizzlies — recently called the Brooklyn trade one of the offseason's most underrated moves.
“This is precisely how you’re supposed to do it when you have more cap space than talent — turn that space into some truly juicy asset, not just a random late first- or second-round pick… Getting an unprotected 2032 firs