So far in free agency, the Nets have kept their moves small, smart and strategic. If Julius Randle had tempted them to come off that plan, that temptation is gone.
Randle had been the biggest name linked with Brooklyn, and sources had told The Post that the Nets had legitimate interest. But Randle agreeing to a deal with the Pelicans for two years and $18 million — just hours after being renounced by the Lakers — took the big man off Brooklyn’s board.
The Nets had brought back Joe Harris, the paragon of their much-hyped player development, with a two-year, $16 million deal on the eve of free agency.