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Two free agents the Nets should pursue

By Chris Milholen

MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 5: Jabari Parker #12 of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks against the Brooklyn Nets on April 5, 2018 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 5: Jabari Parker #12 of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks against the Brooklyn Nets on April 5, 2018 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WI – APRIL 5: Jabari Parker #12 of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks against the Brooklyn Nets on April 5, 2018 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images) /

The Brooklyn Nets wasted no time once NBA free agency began. The Nets agreed to deals to bring back Joe Harris and add Portland big man Ed Davis. With the initial frenzy done, here are two free agents the Nets should pursue.

Shortly after NBA free agency opened, the Brooklyn Nets agreed to a deal to retain Joe Harris.

Harris’ deal is worth $16 million over two years and will most likely involve the Nets using their early Bird rights to sign Harris without using cap space.

The agreement was first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Brooklyn did not stop there. Shortly after getting an agreement with Harris, Brooklyn reportedly agreed to terms with Portland Trail Blazers big man Ed Davis on a one-year, $4.4 million deal. The deal was again first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Brooklyn will sign Davis with a bi-annual exception, which means his contract, when signed, will have little effect on the Nets’ cap space this offseason.

This gives Brooklyn the opportunity to use their estimated $8.7 million to pursue a free agent.

With the cap rising each year, the Nets can offer that estimated $8.7 million for the first year of a contract. The step increases for a hypothetical four-year contract would be along the lines of $9.4 million for the second year, $10.4 million for the third, and $11 million for the fourth. 

If Harris were to officially sign the deal with the remaining cap space, Brooklyn would not have any money to pursue other free agents. That is why Harris’ deal will almost certainly use his early Bird rights.

With all that being said, who should the Brooklyn Nets pursue now that free agency is under way?