Trade #1:

Warriors get:

PF Cameron Johnson

Nets get:

PF Jonathan Kuminga(S & T)

PF Gui Santos

Trade #2:

Lakers get:

C Nic Claxton

Nets get:

SF Dalton Knecht

PF Maxi Kleber

PG Gabe Vincent

2031 LAL FRP

Extend:

SG Cam Thomas(4 years, $118 mil)

C Day'Ron Sharpe(4 years, $89 mil)

Sign:

PG Dante Exum(2 years, $18 mil)

Draft:

Round 1

6: Ace Bailey-SF, Rutgers

18: Nolan Traore-PG, France

26: Thomas Sorber-C, Georgetown

27: Ben Saraf-SG, Israel

Round 2:

36: Bogolijub Markovic-PF, Serbia

Summary:

Here, the Nets continue on with their rebuild, bringing in a potential franchise cornerstone(Ace Bailey), locking up young contributors, and adding more young contributors and draft capital.

Rotation:

Starters:

PG: Dante Exum

SG: Cam Thomas

SF: Ace Bailey

PF: Jonathan Kuminga

C: Day'Ron Sharpe

Bench:

PG: Gabe Vincent

SG: Keon Johnson

SF: Dalton Knecht

PF: Jalen Wilson

C: Noah Clowney

Rest of Bench:

PG: Nolan Traore

SG: Ben Saraf

SF: Dariq Whitehead

PF: Maxi Kleber

C: Thomas Sorber

Goals:

1.Cam Thomas wins MIP, averaging 25 PPG, 4 RPG, 1 SPG, 5 APG, and .3 BPG.

2.Jonathan Kuminga also takes a leap and has an MIP caliber year.

3.Ace Bailey wins ROTY, averaging 14 PPG, 1 SPG, 6 RPG, 4 APG, and .5 BPG.

4.Day'Ron Sharpe makes an All-Defensive Team.

5.The Nets finish with up to 32 wins, projecting a bright future while holding decently high lottery odds for 2026.