The Nets had their assistant GM, Trajan Langdon and other scouts at the just just completed Eurobasket. They dutifully made notes and filed reports on Luka Doncic, the 6’7” Slovenian wunderkind who could be the top pick in next June’s Draft.
They’ll do the same with Michael Porter, Mo Bamba and Marvin Bagley III, the other preseason candidates for the No. 1 slot. But it will be for nought. The Nets 2018 pick was sent away nearly five years go in the ill-fated Boston trade, the final payment other than fans’ heartache, in that deal.
The trade led to Billy King being dumped by Mikhail Prokhorov and Sean Marks being hired.