Salary Cap Breakdown – Brooklyn Nets

Salary Cap Breakdown – Brooklyn Nets

At the beginning of free agency, the Brooklyn Nets were one of the few teams in the NBA that actually had cap space as several of their big contracts from last season were no longer on their salary cap heading into next season. So, they got started utilizing that cap space by trading Cameron Johnson to the Denver Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr. and an unprotected 2032 first round pick. They were also a part of the three-team trade with the Celtics and Hawks that saw Chris Taps Porzingis moved to Atlanta. But the Nets simply acted as a facilitator in that deal, taking Terrence Mann’s contract from the Hawks into their cap space, providing Boston with a second round pick and getting back a first round pick in this year’s draft. Moving on, they also played a small part in the 17 trade that saw Kevin Durant moved to Houston. All they did though was give up a second round pick in this year’s draft for two future second round picks. And then they also gave new contract extensions to Zar Williams and Don Sharp. But then at the draft, they had five first round picks and most people assumed they would retrade or try and consolidate a few of them cuz no team has ever taken that many players in the first round. But they did. Jayor Jman, Nolan Triayor, Drake Powell, Ben Saraf, and Danny Wolf. Finally, like the 76ers, the Nets have an unresolved contract negotiation with a restricted free agent. In their case, Cam Thomas. By all reports, he and the Nets are still miles apart in their contract expectations as Thomas sees himself in the neighborhood of Jaylen Green, Emanuel Quickley, and Tyler Hero, all of whom make over 30 million per year. But the Nets have made no indication that they’re willing to offer anything close to that. As a result, he’s reportedly the restricted free agent that’s most likely to actually take the qualifying offer. And right before we were about to publish this video, the Nets made one more move. They acquired Haywood Heismith from the Miami Heat for basically nothing, just a ceremonial second round pick swap. This allows the Heat to duck under the luxury tax and provides the Nets with a versatile player who could potentially be traded again down the road. So anyways, assuming Camp Thomas doesn’t get some massive contract, Brooklyn heading into next season will most likely remain the only team in the league that’s actually under the salary cap.

The only team that’s actually UNDER the salary cap – here’s what the Brooklyn Nets salary cap looks like heading into next season
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