The price for James Harden was high. In the four-team deal, Brooklyn had to give up four players: Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince and Rodions Kurucs, $2.6 million in cash considerations and control of all their first round picks going forward: unprotected picks in 2022, 2024 and 2026 plus the right to swap picks in 2021, 2023, 2025 and 2027. All of them are bound for Houston.
Whew.
All that said, the Nets look like they’ll have plenty of options whenever the NBA Draft is held in the summer ... or at the deadline later this month when picks could be a valuable currency.