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Hello, fellow Nets fans!

Let me know your thoughts on this giant fantasy trade. The toughest part is, since it involves our 2025 capspace and 2025 1sts, we would need all teams to agree to the deal before the draft, but wait until a week later when the new season formally begins

As unrealistic as it is, I think it would elegantly address all of what I believe should be our offseason priorities. And I feel it is fair to the other teams as well, and moves them in the direction they want to go. Suspend disbelief, please!

https://fanspo.com/nba/trades/TzmAy0sC1SU-DL

Nets trade Claxton, C. Johnson, 19, 26 and 27
for
Van Vleet, Porzingis, 10, 32 and a 2026 2nd

.

Celtics trade Holiday, Porzingis, 32 and a 2026 2nd
for
Claxton, Whitmore, 26 and 27

.

Rockets trade Van Vleet, Whitmore and 10
for
Holiday, C. Johnson and 10

We get expiring veterans who defend, space the floor and have championship experience. We also consolidate our picks into another lottery pick. It costs us a lot of capspace, but we would retain about $25mil, enough to afford at least 1 young RFA. I see our roster shaping up like this:

Van Vleet, Thomas, Kuminga, Porzingis, Sharpe
Fears, Whitehead, Wilson, Clowney, Maluach

If you care to explore the deal from the other teams' perspectives, here is my rationale there:

Boston gets under the luxury tax here, while retooling younger. The immediate 1sts add cost controlled contributors, important to a team opposing close to the luxury tax apron.
White, Brown, Hauser, Tillman, Claxton
Pritchard, Scheiermann, Whitmore, Wolf, Queta

I really don't like it from our perspective. That's a lot of value to give up for #10, which is the primary value driver for us, unless you're thinking about bringing in Giannis. I don't see value in FVV & Porzingis for the Nets.

I would offer to take on Porzingis's huge $ for the Boston '26 FRP.

seems kind of like shaking up a puzzle. FVV is interesting, he was interesting to me when we still had KD and was the guy i would have targeted for Dinwiddie to keep KD in brooklyn. I think he (or Derrick White, or maybe even Jrue, or Dlo, or Schroder) are the type of lead veteran guard the Nets should add. Obviously the best way to do that is as cheaply as possible with assets other than cap space knowing the latter 2 can be had with just cap space.

If any of those other teams want to save money moving those guys, I'm interested. but value wise doesnt feel like nets are gaining much in this deal. Move up 9 spots from 19 to 10 for cj, clax, and take on porzingas? just feels a little meh.

if im giving up CJ, i like the concept of #8 + CJ for pick #3 or something like that.