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Evaluating The Brooklyn Nets Second Unit For Next Season: Part III

By Christopher Lavinio

Dec 30, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson holds the ball on the bench against the Washington Wizards in the third quarter at Verizon Center. The Wizards won 118-95. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson holds the ball on the bench against the Washington Wizards in the third quarter at Verizon Center. The Wizards won 118-95. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 25, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Trevor Booker (35) looks to pass the ball while Indiana Pacers forward Thaddeus Young (21) defends in the first half of the game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 118-97. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 25, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Trevor Booker (35) looks to pass the ball while Indiana Pacers forward Thaddeus Young (21) defends in the first half of the game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 118-97. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Trevor Booker: $9.125 million guaranteed for 2017-18

The Nets signed Trevor Booker to a  two-year, $18.375 million contract last offseason after a decent last year in Utah. Booker has been the true definition of Brooklyn Grit this season, proving not to back down on defense and improving his offensive game in the post.

However, Booker’s presence goes way beyond his on-court performances. Booker is known to be one of the better locker room and character guys this team has. Marks and Atkinson were looking for a glue guy and Booker fits the mold.

With today’s CBA, Booker’s expiring $9.125 million deal is very reasonable for teams to absorb. Despite a great off-court presence, I think Booker’s contract is going to be desirable come draft day.

As the Nets look to bring in young upcoming talent to pair with Brook Lopez and Jeremy Lin, Booker could be on the move if a team feels his presence as a backup power forward could fill a void.

The Washington Wizards thought the exact same thing when signing Andrew Nicholson (now a Net) this past offseason, thinking his roughly $6 million annual contract would be a reasonable one as a solid backup power forward.

For Booker, however, the years aren’t there like in Nicholson’s.

And, despite only being 29, his toughness and half-decent face-up game could be something a team that went home in either the first or second round of the playoffs could be after when looking to spell their starter 15 minutes a night.

Look for Booker, with a very reasonable contract, to be dangled by Marks come draft day.

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