@BillyReinhardt I’m done trading our own first rounders five years out. We have to break this cycle.
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Nets Optimist
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Nets Optimist
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Brooklyn Nets fan. Flatbush Five believer. Pro-tanker. Egor Demin All-NBA agenda haver
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ESPN’s NBA Insiders propose a Jalen Williams-Michael Porter Jr. swap between Brooklyn and OKC this offseason.
Deal or no deal from Brooklyn’s perspective?
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Yup. You don’t trade backups & fringe rotation guys for Ja Morant
😎Kashpiracies & Flopaganda🏀@KassiusRansom
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@BillyReinhardt It doesn’t make any sense. If the rule in place to stop teams from hoarding talent this doesn’t do that at all.
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Say Brooklyn landed the #1 pick in ‘26, Houston, who controls BKN’s ‘27 pick, would have been ineligible for #1 in ‘27.
Also, if the Nets even landed top 5 in both ‘25 and ‘26, the ‘27 BKN pick that Houston owns would have been barred from the top-5.
Who makes this stuff up?
Billy Reinhardt@BillyReinhardt
The NBA is trying to implement lottery reform that states no team can land first in two consecutive drafts, or in the top five in three consecutive drafts, which makes some sense. However, the NBA is proposing that this rule also applies to traded picks. Meaning, say a team has traded their 2028 pick away but they win the #1 pick in 2027 — the 2028 pick, despite being owned by a different team, will be unable to land #1. Moronic.
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@BillyReinhardt maybe it's the wrong way of thinking but despite falling to 6th i just cant give up on the mystery box of that pick and its potential
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@BillyReinhardt that intel on mara but especially ament is terrifying
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Keaton Wagler, whom KOC compares to Tyrese Haliburton and Kevin Martin, to Brooklyn at #6 in this mock — ahead of Mikel Brown Jr. and Darius Acuff Jr.
KOC also drops some intel: “Multiple league sources have connected Brooklyn to Michigan center Aday Mara and Tennessee freshman forward Nate Ament.”
Kevin O'Connor@KevinOConnor
New Mock Draft! Two-round mock with analysis of all 60 choices, plus updated both my personal big board and the NBA consensus board. The Draft Guide also has full scouting reports for all prospects with strengths, concerns, and comparisons. Check it out: sports.yahoo.com/nba/draft/mock/
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“Mustafa with 3 on the clock, under the mistletoe, step back, AND GOOD, OHHHH IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOTT LIKE CHRISTMAS”
iris! 🏳️⚧️@irisketball
was napping and had a dream that there was a new nba player called mustafa christmas and his signature move was a stepback layup. he would go directly under the rim and then stepback and lay it up. sensational stuff.
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@BillyReinhardt Have you explained your love for wagler somewhere?
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Feel confident that if the Clippers and Nets stick at 5 and 6, Keaton Wagler and Mikel Brown Jr. will be the two players that come off the board first after the top-4.
I think the Clippers go Wagler but hope Wagler falls to 6. I’m a fan of MBJ as well, though, and think he’s a good pick at 6.
APHoops@APH00PS
There is “virtually no chance” that the LA Clippers use a top-5 pick on a center, per @LawMurrayTheNU. (via nytimes.com/athletic/72686…)
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So god damn explosive here holy shit
When his back is right he's a crazy combo is athleticism / shooting / playmaking
College Basketball Report@CBKReport
Louisville Freshman Mikel Brown Jr led Team USA in Points, Assists & Efficiency in route to winning Gold at FIBA U19!
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@netsnetsnet Like I said - there’s grace for this year. It’s super early. But they had picks 8, 19, 26, 27 and 36.
And it returned win share (not a perfect stat!) ranks of: 23, 27, 37, 54 and 55. The only players who ranked after those last two spots did not play in the nba this year.
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A rough afternoon after they successfully avoided drafting CMB, Cedric Coward, Queen or any of the other top 22 players in win shares last season with their 5 picks.
NetsDaily@NetsDaily
“The most expression reaction, however, came from Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai who slumped in his chair and stared dejectedly at the board.” jsonline.com/story/sports/n…
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@brooklynnets85 I love how we talking about brown acuff and Mara when Sean marks is drafting Karim Lopez 😂😂. Happened to us last year too😭
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It’s super rare to have a guard with Mikel’s 3pr who can also get to the rim / is athletic AND can play make
Usually guys with that 3pr are not guys who are athletes / drivers which makes him super intriguing
Jordi will love him and let him spam 10 threes a game
Nets Optimist@netsnetsnet
@brooklynnets85 bigger guard, playmaking, shooting upside, and most importantly, star upside
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@brooklynnets85 bigger guard, playmaking, shooting upside, and most importantly, star upside
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@netsnetsnet He’s the option that checks the most boxes for the most people imo
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@theonlyaubs @kingdj_5297 If you look in the mentions he very quickly clarified it was someone else’s tragically bad idea lol
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Kumar should never speak on the nets again
SleeperNets@SleeperNets
Sameer Kumar of SI recently dropped an article predicting the Nets to trade for Kyrie Irving ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft. Nets Receive: #9 overall, Kyrie Irving Mavs Receive: #6 overall, Nic Claxton, Terrence Mann How would you feel about this trade? 🎙️
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@Netswamp yeah, baby, love this take. let's get ready for re-draft glory!!
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Prediction: two players outside the top 4 of this draft will be in the top 3 players of this class when it’s all said and done.
*A lot* of focus on the top 4 guys, there’s some hoopers slipping through the cracks.
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@BrooklynNetcast Wagler? Right now it’s MBJ then Wagler for me
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The only three players I’m even considering at pick 6 are Mikel Brown Jr, Darius Acuff and Aday Mara.
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@BillyReinhardt @Jersey2Brooklyn im with @ocksportello on this one: "I’m partial to aura, myself; the way Acuff wears his cutoff is really sick, he’s basically Darryn Peterson without the White Monster poisoning, and while defense wins championships, don’t kid yourself." Nets are cursed, let's just have some fun
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That could happen — just pushing back on the idea that an organization should ever taken generating excitement into consideration for moves. The moves should all be aimed to produce winning. It’s possible that winning moves could be exciting ones, but the sole focus has to be on winning.
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Excitement comes with winning.
Build the best team and excitement will follow. Don’t seek excitement as a short term fix for optics.
The Brooklyn Way@Jersey2Brooklyn
A franchise that needs excitement.
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