Erik Slater
Brooklyn Nets Beat Reporter at ClutchPoints
Brooklyn Nets beat reporter @ClutchPoints • Host of Bleav in Nets @BleavNetwork • @NewhouseSU @LehighU Alum • Contact: [email protected]
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1 day ago |
yardbarker.com | Erik Slater
The answer will ultimately depend on how the Nets and Mavericks value the Lakers’ distant draft picks. With Austin Reaves off the table, Los Angeles’ offer for Claxton or Gafford would likely center on their 2031 first-round pick, Dalton Knecht and expiring salary fillers such as Gabe Vincent and/or Maxi Kleber. They could also include a 2030 first-round pick swap. That’s not a terrible package on the surface.
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clutchpoints.com | Erik Slater |Nish Patel
Finding a starting-caliber center to pair with Luka Doncic will be the Los Angeles Lakers' top priority this summer. After trading Anthony Davis, Rob Pelinka's squad was left with a gaping hole at the position during the second half of last season. Despite this, the team isn't expected to include Austin Reaves in a deal for a big man, according to Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times.
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sports.yahoo.com | Erik Slater
The post NBA rumors: Lakers’ Austin Reaves trade strategy as 2 center targets emerge appeared first on ClutchPoints. Finding a starting-caliber center to pair with Luka Doncic will be the Los Angeles Lakers’ top priority this summer. After trading Anthony Davis, Rob Pelinka’s squad was left with a gaping hole at the position during the second half of the season.
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clutchpoints.com | Erik Slater |Nish Patel
The Brooklyn Nets are interested in acquiring a second lottery pick in this month's NBA draft. Already in possession of No. 8, the team is exploring a trade that would send Cam Johnson and the 19th pick to the Toronto Raptors for No. 9 or the Houston Rockets for No. 10, according to NetsDaily. The Nets would also absorb a “bad contract” into their cap space from either team in such a scenario.
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2 days ago |
yardbarker.com | Erik Slater
The French phenom is the draft’s second-youngest player, only three days older than Cooper Flagg. ESPN has moved Essengue up to No. 9 in its latest big board. Meanwhile, Bleacher Report and Yahoo Sports have the Nets selecting him at No. 8 in their latest mock drafts. Essengue measured 6-foot-9 and 198 pounds with a 6-foot-11 wingspan at Basketball Without Borders last year. He also recorded an incredible 9-foot-3 standing reach, four inches shorter than Victor Wembanyama’s.
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