The Nets will trade Andrei Kirilenko, 2020 second rounder, and cash to the Sixer

[TheFlex]

I'm not really sure what the Nets think they're doing. Clearly the beginning of a firesale...

Except the only first rounder they have until 2019 will be the lesser of ours and theirs in 2017.

They'll have to sign at least one star and numerous high-level supporting cast players to jump out of the NBA cellar until they get a non-lotto pick in 2019 (I don't expect both their pick and ours to be in the lotto in 2017).

What's the M.O. here? Usually it's: If you're going to stink, at least get a good draft pick.

For them it seems like the M.O. until 2019 will be: If you're going to stink, at least maintain the lowest possible payroll.

Should be a bleak franchise for at least five years.

edit: the logic might be this: if you maintain cap space, you can take on contracts from other teams at the price of first or second-round draft picks, much like the Sixers have. Still, not exactly a promising future if you don't own your draft picks while playing that poorly.

[hwangjini_1]

i can't vote. you didn't put "out of the nba" as one of the options. 

[fairweatherfan]

I'm not really sure what the Nets think they're doing. Clearly the beginning of a firesale...

Except the only first rounder they have until 2019 will be the lesser of ours and theirs in 2017.

They have this year's 1st, don't they?  Since we have 2016 they have to have somebody's this year.  That might explain the motivation to dump talent now.

[Fafnir]

I'm not really sure what the Nets think they're doing. Clearly the beginning of a firesale...

Except the only first rounder they have until 2019 will be the lesser of ours and theirs in 2017.

They have this year's 1st, don't they?  Since we have 2016 they have to have somebody's this year.  That might explain the motivation to dump talent now.

They have the worse of their own pick and the Hawks pick.

[Clench123]

just a body and salary dump by the nets. doesnt move any needles for anybody.

meh, time to move on. next!

Off topic, but I hope you're aware that Ghandi was a racist bigot who said a lot of demeaning things about blacks.  He refered to blacks as "Kaffirs"...http://www.gandhism.net/southafricanblacks.php .  These revered historical figures should be researched thoroughly.  Anyways, carry on.

[fairweatherfan]

I'm not really sure what the Nets think they're doing. Clearly the beginning of a firesale...

Except the only first rounder they have until 2019 will be the lesser of ours and theirs in 2017.

They have this year's 1st, don't they?  Since we have 2016 they have to have somebody's this year.  That might explain the motivation to dump talent now.

They have the worse of their own pick and the Hawks pick.

Gotcha - forgot about the last kick in the pants from the Joe Johnson trade.

[greece66]

Where is the 'he is No No Fit' option in the vote?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=884ypmeYfHk

[TheFlex]

I'm not really sure what the Nets think they're doing. Clearly the beginning of a firesale...

Except the only first rounder they have until 2019 will be the lesser of ours and theirs in 2017.

They have this year's 1st, don't they?  Since we have 2016 they have to have somebody's this year.  That might explain the motivation to dump talent now.

They have the worse of their own pick and the Hawks pick.

Gotcha - forgot about the last kick in the pants from the Joe Johnson trade.

Forgot about the swap.

Still,  my point stands.