The 2019 NBA draft was rather anti-climactic for the Brooklyn Nets.
Brooklyn didn’t make a first-round selection for the first time since 2016. While the Nets didn’t make a draft-night splash, they quietly set themselves up for a loud offseason.
The Nets came into the night with the 27th and 31st picks in the draft. Despite a talented pool of young prospects, general manager Sean Marks‘ focus was not on a first-round pick, but rather free agency.
Marks traded the 27th pick to the LA Clippers in exchange for a lottery-protected 2020 first-round pick via Philadelphia and the 56th pick in the draft.