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Financials(Before Moves)

Cut Candidates: None

Total Salary: $134.4M

Cap Space: $6.5M

Trade Candidates: Mikal Bridges, Dorrian Finney-Smith, Cameron Johnson, Dennis Schroder, Cam Thomas

FA’s: Nicholas Claxton, Trendon Watford, Lonnie Walker

Targets: A Roster Retool Better Setting Them up for the Future.

Trades

Mikal Bridges to the Pacers for Benedict Mathurin, Jarace Walker & 2028 Top 8 Protected IND FRP (Tyrese Haliburton - Aaron Nesmith - Mikal Bridges - Pascal Siakam - Myles Turner)

Cam Thomas to the Magic for Cole Anthony, 2024 ORL 18th Pick & 2025 DEN FRP (Jalen Suggs - Cam Thomas - Franz Wagner - Paolo Banchero - Wendell Carter)

Cam Johnson & Dorrian Finney-Smith to the Thunder for Kenrich Williams, 2024 OKC 12th Pick (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - Lu Dort - Jalen Williams - Cam Johnson - Chet Holmgren)

NBA Draft

Select G Jared McCain With #12 Pick: Projected Salary - $4.1M

Select F Bobi Klintman with #18 Pick: Projected Salary - $3.0M

Free Agency

Sign G-F Isaac Okoro to a 4 year Contract with a TO on the Last Year Worth $80M(20M-20M-20M)

Sign G Wesley Matthews to a 1 Year Contract worth a Veteran Minimums

Resign C Nicholas Claxton to a 4 Year Contract Worth $96M(24M-24M-24M-24M)

Sign Undrafted Player G Judah Mintz to a 2-Way Contract

Financials(After Moves)

Total Salary: $148.1M

Luxury Tax: $23M Under

First Apron: $30M Under

Second Apron: $41M Under

Ideal Starting Lineup:

Cole Anthony, Isaac Okoro, Benedict Mathurin, Jarace Walker, & Nicholas Claxton

Backup Five:

Dennis Schroder, Jared McCain, Dariq Whitehead, Bobi Klintman, & Noah Clowney 🔄

Rest of Bench:

Ben Simmons, Wesley Matthews, Jalen Wilson, Kenrich Williams, & Dayron Sharpe 🔄

2024 Season Goals

Benedict Mathurin thrives as the number 1 scoring role in Brooklyn and is the elite scorer for this team. Averages 22 PPG on decent shooting splits becomes the franchise player.

Cole Anthony also vastly improves in a starting role. Averages 17 and 7 while improving as a shooter and improving vastly as a playmaker being the primary ball handler for this team.

Isaac Okoro really impresses as a tertiary scoring option in a starting role, while still being that elite defender, is one of the best 3 and D guys in the league, and we see a similar case to what happened with Donte Divincenzo last year. Averages 15 on 40% 3pt shooting.

Jarace Walker is the makings of a 2-way star, with his offence gradually improving throughout the season. He averages ~11 PPG while being an immensely versatile and switchable defender from 1-5 at the power forward position.

Nicholas Claxton is a double-double guy, while being an elite shot-blocker finishing top 7 in the league for BPG.

The Rookies and Sophmores all show great potential and effort coming off the bench. Jared McCain especially plays really well being an elite shooter off the get go and earns the 6th man role half way through the season while showing a playmaking prowess. Averages 9 PPG on close to 40% from 3 and earns All-Rookie 2nd team honours.

The Nets look great. They have a definitive future and direction for this team. They make a play-in push throughout the season and at least finish as an 11th seed. This well constructed core full of defense, shooting and scoring really buy in to this Nets team, all happy to be there.