For a few weeks now the Brooklyn Nets have discussed moving some players out of Brooklyn to acquire some new blood and avoid tanking.
The names for the Nets that have been talked about being traded are All-Stars Brook Lopez, Joe Johnson and Deron Williams. The contracts are huge and they production, as of late, isn’t there. All 3 players are currently injured for the Nets in one way or another so to make a deal with any team may be hard.
According to reports though, it seems like the Nets are getting an offer from a team that has been relatively aggressive recently as a franchise, the Sacramento Kings. First, they fire their coach and now they’re looking to add an All-Star to pair up with Rudy Gay and DeMarcus Cousins to create a big 3 of their own.
From Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports:
The Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings are discussing a deal centered on former All-Star guard Deron Williams, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
The Nets have been shopping their high-priced star players, and the Kings have been probing the market for an impact point guard.
No deal is imminent, but the talks are ongoing, sources told Yahoo Sports.
The talks have centered on sending the Nets point guard Darren Collison and forwards Derrick Williams and Jason Thompson as part of a multi-player package for Williams, league sources said.
Sacramento has significant interest with Williams, but a hurdle to a possible deal is the Kings’ desire to have center Mason Plumlee included into the package, league sources said. Brooklyn has considered Plumlee a significant part of its future core.
Seems like a deal that can work for both teams. The only issue may be for Brooklyn, if they really want to give up a guy like Mason Plumlee who is a great piece for the Nets future, without a doubt. Plumlee plays well off the bench and he also played very well this summer for Team USA.
Well keep you updated as more information comes.
