NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A basketball bidding war may be about to break out in the Big Apple this summer.
The Nets have agreed to trade guard Allen Crabbe, the first step in their aggressive plan to build a super team in Brooklyn when free agency begins in July.
The Nets will deal him along with two first-round picks to the Atlanta Hawks in a deal that will clear significant salary cap space; putting them in position to afford signing two top free agents.
Brooklyn will get forward Taurean Prince and a 2021 second-round pick in the deal, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Thursday.