The Brooklyn Nets will be heavily involved in transfer rumors leading up to the February deadline and are seen as a team that can help pull off a series of three-way deals.
Bleacher Report writer Eric Pincus suggests the idea of a three-way deal between the Nets, Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans that would send Brandon Ingram to Salt Lake City.
In the overall deal, the Pelicans receive Cam Johnson from the Nets, Walker Kessler from the Jazz and a trade exception. The Jazz get Ingram from the Pelicans and Day’Ron Sharpe from the Nets, while Brooklyn gets John Collins, Brice Sensabaugh and a 2025 first-round pick from Utah.
“Collins can fill a void at power forward alongside Claxton because he is younger (nearly 27) and bigger (6-foot-1) than Johnson. But as the Nets rebuild, Collins could be just an interim step with a shorter contract. He could make more than Johnson over the next two seasons (with a player option for 2025-26), but Collins’ contract is shorter and could be a valuable contract that expires next summer,” Pincus writes. “The Nets project they will have more salary cap space in 2025 than any other team (in the $67 million range). Collins reduces that cap space slightly, but does not significantly diminish Brooklyn’s spending power.
Ingram is a player who could realistically be traded soon as he enters the final year of his contract, but the Pelicans have insisted they are not willing to trade him at this time. However, if that changes, the Nets should be willing to help them out with any deal that improves their situation.
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