This is the year Nets fan could not wait to arrive; 2019. After the disastrous Celtics-Nets trade that ultimately sent four first round draft picks to the Boston —and the Joe Johnson deal that included a swap pick, the Nets didn’t control their own pick for SIX years!
But there’s more to what Sean Marks faced when he took over almost three years ago. The Nets didn’t second rounders either. The Nets needed replenishment there too after picks were traded in salary dumps and for other picks. The Nets in fact didn’t control their own second round pick through 2021.