A year ago — just before the NBA draft — the Nets completed a shocking trade for D’Angelo Russell. With this year’s draft Thursday night at Barclays Center, they pulled off a deal for Dwight Howard.
And Brooklyn GM Sean Marks may yet have more up his sleeve. He tends to play his cards close to the vest, like he’s in the World Series of Poker.
Multiple sources told The Post the Nets were trying to move up from No. 29 before dealing away Timofey Mozgov, cash and two second-rounders (No. 45 this year and a 2021 selection) for Howard.