The Nets gave away most of their draft picks in putting together what was the most expensive team of all time a few years ago. The good news is they now have managed to get rid of most of those oversized contracts, too.
New general manager Sean Marks inherited that slate and has further cleaned it, trading veteran forward Thaddeus Young for the No. 20 pick in last week’s 2016 NBA Draft. That move fit the franchise’s long-term goals, where the focus can be to create the best possible team in the long run using cap space and trades rather than tanking for a draft pick.