The Brooklyn Nets want to trade Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez. With the trade deadline steadily approaching, they’ve exhausted several different possibilities. This is the latest.
via ESPN:
The Detroit Pistons have reached out to the Brooklyn Nets to inquire about the availability of former All-Star swingman Joe Johnson, according to league sources.
Sources told ESPNNewYork.com that no deal is imminent but said the teams have had exploratory discussions in advance of Thursday’s trade deadline about a trade package built around injured point guard Brandon Jennings and expiring contracts in exchange for Johnson.
via ProBasketballTalk:
Such a deal would look something like this:
- Brandon Jennings
- Jonas Jerebko
- Caron Butler
- Joel Anthony or Luigi Datome
for
- Joe Johnson
The Nets would also need to include or waive two players – most likely from the group of Jerome Jordan,Darius Morris, Markel Brown and Cory Jefferson, each of whom has an expiring minimum contract.
This deal seems like a total loss for the Detroit Pistons and one I can’t see them making. It would totally wipe out their cap space and anyone that’s been watching the Nets has seen Johnson’s decline in production. Plus Jennings greatly improved before suffering a season-ending injury. It wouldn’t make sense to now trade him.
