Steven Ryan/Getty Images

NBA Trade Rumors: Nets Likely to Eye 1st-Round Draft Pick in Dennis Schröder Deal

Julia Stumbaugh

The Brooklyn Nets are likely to consider trading Dennis Schröder only if they are offered at least a first-round pick in return, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post.

"They're not giving anyone away," a source said, according to Lewis.

Schröder is off to one of the strongest season starts of his career as he averages 18.6 points, 6.5 assists and 1.1 steals through 22 starts for the Nets.

The 31-year-old is playing on an expiring contract worth just over $13 million, per Spotrac.

ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Tuesday that the Nets "have received trade interest and opened exploratory conversations" surrounding Schröder as well as Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith.

The Golden State Warriors are "among the teams that have expressed interest" in the Nets stars, according to Charania.

Per Charania, the Warriors would be willing to offer draft capital for a trade in the range of the expiring $12.8 million contract of De'Anthony Melton.

The Nets are off to a 10-14 start that has the team sitting in the No. 8 spot in the East. That's likely not where general manager Sean Marks expects the franchise to end up this season after seemingly signaling an upcoming rebuild by trading Mikal Bridges for a haul of first-round picks in July.

Brooklyn has stockpiled 15 first-round picks over the next seven years, including a dozen picks that can be traded, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks.

That collection includes four first-round picks in the 2025 draft. Three of those selections originally belonged to contenders in the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder and could therefore end up landing later in the first day.

That could provide the Nets with further incentive to get as much value out of their own first-round pick by continuing on their seller's trajectory and moving Schröder by the Feb. 6 deadline.

The question now will be whether Brooklyn can find a contender looking to add to their point guard depth who would be able to offer both the draft capital and salary necessary to facilitate a deal. New trade restrictions introduced alongside the second luxury tax apron could complicate the Nets' ability to find a partner able to match Schröder's outgoing salary.

   

Read 5 Comments

Download the app for comments Get the B/R app to join the conversation

Install the App
×
Bleacher Report
(120K+)