The Brooklyn Nets are already gearing up for what promises to be a festive summer in the Big Apple.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nets have traded high-priced wing Allen Crabbe, the 17th overall pick in this month’s NBA Draft and a conditional 2020 first-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks for Taurean Prince and a 2021 second-round pick.
Linked to Kyrie Irving and other top-end free agents, it’s rather clear that the Nets are attempting to do here.
Crabbe, 27, is set to count $18.5 million against the cap next season. Meanwhile, Prince has just $3.48 million owed to him.
Essentially, the Nets have saved $15 million against the cap. That enabled them to open up a spot for a second max-contract player in free agency.
