Detroit Pistons: 9 possible trades to use their cap space

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Brooklyn Nets

When it comes to teams to watch during the trading season, the Brooklyn Nets have to be at the top of everyone’s list. They are on the hunt for a third star to pair with their two enigmatic faces of the franchise. They have a bunch of interesting tradeable contracts. Unfortunately, they are also over the tax and are hoping to bring back Joe Harris.

They can renounce the rights to all their cap holds (besides Harris) and still be without cap space. Looking to unload the anchor that helped land Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving named DeAndre Jordan would create a path to a little breathing room.

Something along the lines of DeAndre Jordan, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and this year’s first-round pick from the Philadelphia 76ers gets the team nearly $12 million under the tax line and give the Pistons a young prospect and a first-round pick for the cost of paying Jordan $10.4 million, $9.9 million and $9.8 million over each of the next three seasons.

It is debatable if the Nets would be willing to move on from the veteran presence of Jordan given how close he is with their two stars. But Jarrett Allen has shown that he is a more than capable replacement and would be much cheaper.

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