To recap the haul the Nets got in the Kevin Durant trade: Brooklyn got Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and pile of picks: the Suns unprotected first in 2023 (which became either Noah Clowney or Dariq Whitehead ... your choice); the Suns unprotected first in 2025; the Suns unprotected first in 2027; a swap of the Suns’ 2028 pick; and the Suns unprotected first in 2029. They also got two Bucks seconds in 2027 and 2029 (which the Nets used in the Joe Harris and Patty Mills.) They also generated two trade exceptions, one $18.8 million.
It’s that 2029 first that Sam Quinn of CBS Sports writes Tuesday is the single most valuable picks of all 56 traded picks on draft boards all the way to 2030.