Brooklyn now with 14 players (13 guaranteed) under contract after the Shabazz Napier signing. The Nets are right at the cap and can now begin the process of signing Joe Harris (early bird exception) and Ed Davis (room midlevel exception) to exceed the salary cap.
The Nets were able to absorb the Kenneth Faried and Darrell Arthur contract because of the $1.5M free agent cap hold of Joe Harris. The trade would not have worked had Brooklyn signed signed Harris to his $8M cap hit once the moratorium was lifted. Brooklyn still has $2.6M in cap space available with 14 players under contract. The Nets can exceed the cap to sign Harris because of the early bird exception.The $4.4M room midlevel exception is reserved for Ed Davis.
The Nuggets will unload $21 million in salary in a trade-and-waive move involving Isaiah Whitehead that sends Kenneth Faried, Darrell Arthur and two picks to the Nets, sources told ESPN.
Veteran guard Jeremy Lin, who played only one game last season because of a ruptured patellar tendon, has been traded by the Nets to the Hawks, league sources told ESPN.
Dwight Howard, who was acquired by the Nets in a draft-day trade with the Hornets, has finalized a buyout with Brooklyn, clearing a path for him to sign with the Wizards, sources told ESPN.
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The Pistons have James Ennis' early bird rights and have made re-signing him a priority. Several other teams, including the Sixers, Rockets and Nets, have expressed interest in signing the 28-year-old wing, league sources say.
Free agent guard Nik Stauskas has agreed to a deal with Portland, league sources tell ESPN. It will be a one-year, minimum agreement.
The Brooklyn Nets have reached agreement with forwards Joe Harris and Ed Davis on contracts, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Like the Joe Harris signing, Brooklyn can exhaust available cap space first before signing Ed Davis to the $4.4M room midlevel exception.
Brooklyn can let the Joe Harris $1.5M hold count against cap, use available cap space and circle back to sign Harris. The Nets with the Harris hold have $6.6M in room that could increase based on a potential Dwight Howard buyout.
Ex-NBA star Jason Kidd will be escorted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame by fellow member and Oakland native Gary Payton at the ceremony on Sept. 7 in Springfield, Mass., a source told ESPN's The Undefeated. Kidd will also be celebrated tonight in his hometown of Oakland, Calif., for making the @hoophall 2018 Class.
The Brooklyn Nets continued their rebuilding process in the NBA draft Thursday night, selecting Dzanan Musa with the 29th overall pick.
Dzanan Musa has a small $1M buyout in his contract. The intent is that Musa is not a draft and stash and that he will be in a Nets uniform next season. Brooklyn can chip in $700K to reduce the cost.
Analytics will have a greater impact on some teams choices tonight more than others. ESPN's Ben Alamar surveyed executives to find out who in the NBA uses draft analytics the best.
Bomani Jones and Pablo Torre preview the NBA Draft and bid for Luck Doncic to go number 1, weigh in on the Dwight Howard trade, the Philly Phanatic incident and more.
Eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard and the Brooklyn Nets have agreed to enter into buyout talks for his $23.8 million expiring contract.
With the Dwight Howard trade, only Allen Crabbe will have a guaranteed contract for the Nets in 2019-20. The Nets could potentially have up to $60M+ in room next summer but will be contingent on the restricted free agency of D'Angelo Russell and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 59 | 23 | .720 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 55 | 27 | .671 | 4 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 | W16 |
| New York | 29 | 53 | .354 | 30 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 28 | 54 | .341 | 31 | L1 |
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(29) | Dzanan Musa | SF | |
| 2(10) | Rodions Kurucs | SF | |
| 2(15) | Hamidou Diallo | SG | Kentucky |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 28 | 54 | .341 |
| 2016-17 | 20 | 62 | .244 |
| 2015-16 | 21 | 61 | .256 |
| 2014-15 | 38 | 44 | .463 |
