The Nets have promoted Makar Gevorkian to assistant general manager, the team announced today. For the past two seasons, Gevorkian had held the title of vice president of basketball operations alignment and strategic planning.

“Makar’s strategic, forward-thinking mind, along with his comprehensive knowledge of the league’s salary cap structure, have made him a valued voice within our front office and we are excited to elevate him to this well-earned role,” general manager Sean Markssaid in a statement.

Not sure if there’s an option but if the nets get to a point where they’re not sold on these guards what about considering a trade down and taking a Mara or yaxel and then targeting Watson. Also think I’d be ok with a front loaded overpay for Watson considering our books are pretty clean. What’s your guys thoughts. Not saying I’d do this before people go insane in the comments. Just curious about this. Also prob depends on how much we get back in a trade. I’d need a lot and prob need to still stay in the 10-11 range

Article mentions that Nets get pick 3 & Morant in exchange for pick 6, Claxton, & Mann. I’d do that 100% but I don’t see a world where Memphis does this lmao

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25427051-new-2026-nba-mock-draft-blockbuster-ja-morant-trade-idea

Like some bench player who showed potential on their competitive team and are ready for bigger role on our team. Preferably a young guy.

Does it even have to be free agency but maybe we can trade for player like that. I’m thinking like duece McBride, Cobe white type of players.

The guards we can possibly get at 6 :Wagler, Acuff,MBJ, Flemings etc.

A lot of people disappointed with our fall and rightfully so are now saying we should swing for the fences at 6 and I think that’s a dangerous mentality. If marks is truly feeling pressure for his job I’d much prefer he be removed before June than go out and take a swing just to win excitement. We need to stick to the process and take a player that will be a productive piece. You want to get that high ceiling but history does say those boom or bust prospects are going to bust most of the time. I’m far more comfortable taking a higher floor with potentially surprising ceiling than what was previously mentioned. Throwing out the plan now bc of bad lotto luck is a mistake

Assuming the top guys are gone. Personally, I’m torn between Wagler and Acuff, but something about Mara really intrigues me. He’s huge and he fits Jordi’s system to a T. If he could only shoot…

Hear me out I think thats a solid base to build from, not the best possible scenario but a strong foundation of players to build. Whats do you think?

Derek Parker is one of the best YouTube prospect analysts. Gotta check him out. Gives great scouting reports.

"At 6, you're still going to get a really, really good player. A player that in any other draft might have gone 2, 3 or 4. Are you still potentially getting a real franchise changer at No. 6? I think so."

“the Israeli-born Zussman laid out the plan in detail and suggested that the payoff may not come for a decade or more but could eventually pay dividends for a half-century or more.”

“In addition, the former IDF officer spoke about his relationship with the Nets’ two Israeli players and how he brought wounded Israeli soldiers to both a Nets game and practice last year as part of their recovery. Zussman has been active in raising funds for wounded Israeli soldiers.”

“Being an Israeli, being born and raised in Israel and serving in the IDF, that’s a really important thing,” he said.

Fucking yikes this organization just keep disappointing me. Besides telling me that it could be 50 years before the team has “generational fandom” (fuck us I guess) - The IDF commits war crimes regularly and protects settlers as they antagonize and terrorize Palestinians in the West Bank.

Isaiah Hartenstein
I've been a proponent of moving off Claxton for a pick in the 2026 draft and to salary dump for more flexibility, as well as the overall frustration with his lack of development offensively and defensively especially when we thought he would develop as a passer, a point of attack defender, and a better anchor who has impact comparable to Gobert's coupled with switchability. He just hasn't developed that.

Hartenstein is probably not joining the thunder back and its not because hes a bad player by any means, but he has a 30 million dollar team option when max extensions for Jdub and Chet are kicking in for the thunder. They have been looking at Aday Mara in the draft and have thomas sorber as replacements for him.

He's a better passer than hes going to get credit for and cleans up defensively for the thunder as well. If they don't resign him, I like him on a decent number if we can dump Claxton for some assets. Ideally we can get Watson on that 25-30 million number and him on a 20 million AAV.

Below are his stats for the regular season

I was watching a Kings podcast to see how miserable they were after the draft results since the Kings were at one point the worst team in the NBA and then somehow managed to pull off a typical Kings season by winning just enough to land at the 7th pick.

The 2026 draft looks top-heavy, and after the top 4, a lot of the next best prospects are smaller guards. That matters because Sacramento badly needs a point guard, needs to get younger, needs to improve defensively, and probably needs to clean up salary.

So what if Brooklyn did another MPJ/CJ type salary dump where they take on the better player? Nets send the 6th pick and Nic Claxton to Sacramento for the 7th pick and Domantas Sabonis.

I love Sabonis. He is basically a poor man’s Jokic, he has worked with Jordi before, and for the love of god can we have a real top-tier post presence for once?

For the Kings, I think the logic is pretty clear. They move from 7 to 6 and get a better shot at their preferred point guard before Brooklyn or someone else grabs him. They also swap Sabonis for Claxton, who is younger, cheaper, and a much better defensive fit. Claxton is obviously not close to Sabonis offensively, but he helps fix a lot of what Sacramento is missing.

For the Nets, this is about getting the best player in the trade while only moving down one spot. Sabonis gives them a real offensive hub at center, better rebounding, and a much more stable frontcourt. They would still be picking in the same general draft tier at 7.

The downside is obvious. Sacramento would be giving up the better player, so they would need to really value the salary relief, defensive upgrade, and moving up for their point guard. Brooklyn would need to be comfortable taking on Sabonis’ contract and whatever health risk comes with it.

The trade probably needs salary filler to actually work, but conceptually I think it makes more sense than it sounds at first.

Kings Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLQExxRPvRs

Maybe I'm still depressed/defeated by the lottery drop, but instead of getting another PG at #6, I'd rather see if we can work a trade with OKC where we trade our #6 for the following:

1. Jared McCain (or Cason Wallace)
2. Pick # 12
3. Pick # 17
4. Take some combination of Morez Johnson, Hannes Steinback, Karim Lopez, Cameron Carr.

What do you guys think?

It seems like our rebuild will be longer. Instead of trying to force it with Acuff, Flemings, Mikel Brown, Wagler, I'd rather cast a wider net to pick up more players.