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ESPN sources say Nets have made D-Will, Brook Lopez & Joe Johnson available via trade

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by swyyyguy, Dec 9, 2014.

  1. swyyyguy

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Story going online now co-scribed with <a href="https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM">@NotoriousOHM</a>: ESPN sources say Nets have made D-Will, Brook Lopez &amp; Joe Johnson available via trade</p>&mdash; Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/542392397955481600">December 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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  2. shastarocket

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    Boom, leggo
     
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  3. Amel

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    Don't want DWill, like what would they take anyways?

    http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/sto...trades-deron-williams-brook-lopez-joe-johnson

    NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets have begun reaching out to teams to let them know that former All-Stars Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson are all available via trade, ESPN.com has learned.

    League sources told ESPN.com that ‎the Nets, off to a disappointing 8-11 start and looking to retool after last season's $190 million roster filled with veterans couldn't advance beyond the second round of the playoffs, have ‎let it be known that they are prepared to move any of those franchise cornerstones in what would likely be separate deals if they came to fruition because of the high salaries each possess.

    Sources say no trade is imminent involving any of the three players.

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    Jim McIsaac/Getty ImagesBrook Lopez, Deron Williams and Joe Johnson are all signed to big contracts for the Nets, who are off to an 8-11 start.

    ‎The exploratory discussions with various teams are the strongest indication yet that the Nets are looking to shake up their roster after a tumultuous 2013-14 campaign in which they started 10-21 under rookie coach Jason Kidd. But they did rally to reach the playoffs and beat the Toronto Raptors in a first-round series despite another season of ups and downs for Williams and the injury-plagued Lopez alongside Kevin Garnett and the since-departed Paul Pierce.

    ‎Yet sources insist that the Nets haven't abandoned their recent "win-now mentality" and aren't merely looking to dump salary. Brooklyn's hope, sources said, is eventually to construct a deal or two that bring back sufficient talent that enables the Nets remain a playoff team.

    The Nets have built their team around Williams, 30, and Lopez, 26, dating to the February 2010 trade to acquire the former from the Utah Jazz. Both have since signed maximum contracts alongside another max player in Johnson, whom Brooklyn acquired in the summer of 2012 to help fend off the Dallas Mavericks and re-sign Williams when he was a free agent.

    But the Nets, still sporting a hefty $94 million payroll this season after spending nearly $190 million in salary and luxury taxes last season, have not enjoyed the kind of results they had hoped for under new coach Lionel Hollins.

    When asked by reporters Dec. 1 if he thought that the core of Williams, Johnson and Lopez could win, Nets general manager Billy King said: "We'll see."

    And when pressed about the possibility of making changes to the roster, King acknowledged that "we're on the phones, we're talking to people, but there's nothing imminent."

    The reality, of course, is that trading Williams, Lopez or Johnson, let alone a combination of those three, is likely to be difficult.

    Williams has two years remaining on a five-year, $98 million deal and has struggled to recapture the All-Star form he displayed in Utah while battling ankle trouble in recent seasons. He's due $21 million next season and $22.3 million in 2016-17, with the ability to opt of his contract and return to free agency in the summer of 2016.

    Lopez, who signed a four-year, $60 million deal in 2012, has one more season left on his contract after this one. It's a player option for 2015-16 worth $16.7 million, which Lopez is expected to exercise given the foot injuries that have plagued him for years in addition to the back strain that has him sidelined at present.

    Williams underwent offseason surgery on both ankles but has played in all 20 games this season and is averaging 17.6 points and 6.5 assists in 36.5 minutes per game.

    Lopez is averaging 16.1 points and 6.2 rebounds in 16 games this season but has played in a mere 96 games over the past three seasons. The 7-footer appeared in just 17 games last season before suffering a season-ending injury to his right foot Dec. 20 in Philadelphia.

    Lopez underwent two procedures on his right foot in January, when he had surgery to repair a fractured fifth metatarsal and a first metatarsal osteotomy, in which another bone was repositioned in his foot to unload and protect the injured area. On March 3, Lopez then had surgery to repair a torn tendon and tighten lateral ligaments in his left ankle.‎

    Johnson, meanwhile, is making $23.2 million this season as the league's third-highest player and is owed $24.9 million 2015-16. He combines with Williams and Lopez to form the league's highest paid trio this season at $58.7 million combined.

    With both players making their way back while the Nets try to learn a new system under Hollins, Brooklyn has had difficulty meshing at times during the first couple of months.

    Williams and Lopez are adjusting to their fourth coach since the 2012-13 season when Avery Johnson was fired and replaced by interim coach P.J. Carlesimo. Hollins, who replaced Kidd, has said he has had to learn a lot about his players and admitted to having to alter his system slightly late last month.

    A frustrated Johnson called the team out a few weeks ago for playing "very selfish" and saying that "guys kind of exhaust their options and then when there is nothing else for them, then they'll pass it when they have to."

    But the Nets showed their potential with a 95-93 overtime win over the reigning champion San Antonio Spurs last week when Williams had 17 points and nine assists and Lopez had 16 points and 16 rebounds.
     
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  4. Plowman

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    Don't want the health and contract issues....unnecessary risk at this point IMO.
     
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    Player------------2014/2015-------2015/2016------2016/2017
    Joe Johnson------$23,180,790-----$24,894,863-------N/A
    Deron Williams--$19,754,465-----$21,042,800-------$22,331,135*
    Brook Lopez------$15,719,063-----$16,744,218**-----N/A

    Ewwww.

    *Early Termination
    **Unguaranteed

    http://data.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/nets.jsp
     
  6. RV6

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    Forget them. Bring on KG for depth.
     
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    Good luck finding buyers.

    Brook Lopez is the only tradeable contract in the group.
     
  8. Ziggy

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    The only place I can think of that makes sense for Williams is Miami where they'll have Bosh's window open until they commit to a rebuild. But I'm not sure they have the room to make it work.
     
  9. Carl Herrera

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    Brook and Deron have been dating all this time?
     
  10. Rockets FTW

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    I would go Brook Lopez cause he comes off books before 2016... Brook Lopez as a backup? That would be insane.
     
  11. Play07

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    Calling it now, lakers are desperate

    Nets in : lin + clarkson + rockets 1st + filler

    Lakers in : d.will
     
  12. mrm32

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    Need to get KG.
     
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    Are they still trying to get D-Will ? I thought that was over
     
  14. Rockets FTW

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    You might be right.... I'll take it a step further and say they get B. Lopez as well. But they have no quality players on team... Boozer/Lin/a couple firsts/swaggy P/plus more for D-WIll/B Lopez?

    This would get vetoed in a heartbeat lol
     
  15. REEKO_HTOWN

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    Wade and Williams on the same team? Lol you gonna eyed to hold practice in a hospital
     
  16. Texanasiafan

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    1. Salary not matching, Lin's cap is 8 mil, not 15 mil. You will at least to throw in Hill there or maybe Nash.

    2. Kobe wants Rondo, not Dwill - who will shoot more.
     
  17. shastarocket

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    FIFY, Lopez has a player option, not a unguaranteed/team option

    Also, I expect the Hornets to give a call about unloading Stephenson and Henderson for Joe Jesus
     
  18. saleem

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    We don't need any of these guys on the Rockets. I have always admired Joe Johnson, but his contract is so huge and long.
     
  19. Ming The King

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    Lakers and Knicks are takers for those big contracts.
    They wish have taken moreys last year offer(asik and lin for Deron).

    Now we can go after Kevin Garnett with lin exeption + a swetter. If they want to dump salaries........
     
  20. J.R.

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    Deron Williams: Salary & health, no thanks
    Brook Lopez: Health risk; solid player *when healthy*
    Joe Johnson: Salary; can probably still help someone but has an exorbitant salary
    Kevin Garnett: Old; $12 mil(expiring) for a bench player & "veteran leadership"
     

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