The Nets were never in the running for Kevin Durant, or even Dwyane Wade or Pau Gasol. But the stars’ decisions are having trickle-down effects felt all the way in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks extended a four-year, $50 million offer sheet to restricted free agent Tyler Johnson multiple reports said Miami isn’t expected to match.
However, the Heat — who offered Wade a two-year, $40 million deal with a player option on Sunday — can squeeze out enough space to match. But will president Pat Riley and billionaire owner Micky Arison — who is averse to paying the luxury tax — do so?