Nets NBA Draft: 5 things Brooklyn can do with 19th overall pick

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2. Trade Back for a Future Pick

Although the Brooklyn Nets indeed plan to follow a “win now” agenda during the 2020-21 season, acquiring some additional insurance for the team’s future rarely ever comes as a move inviting dispute or much criticism. If the Nets wish to take one egg out of next year’s basket and perhaps save it for the year’s yet to come, trading back to potentially acquire one or two better picks during a future draft might just work.

While certainly not the most attractive direction to take, this one offers the Nets a small, yet still advantageous opportunity to look to the future if they fail in their quest to acquire a championship during these next two years. Although assembling a team to compete and win each season stands as the primary goal for every NBA general manager, preserving the team’s future going forward also remains a key element within the job description. With that noted, Marks might surprise everyone and pull the trigger on this move.

Although Brooklyn’s pick might appear desirable to any team, especially if one or two top-tier players begin to slip through the lottery’s cracks, the Nets should move quickly to answer any phone calls on draft night from teams entering a rebuild. However, with draft night often playing out as dramatic as a Martin Scorsese film, the best offer might may come from a team that’s entirely unexpected, no matter the circumstances regarding the available talent pool.

Taking the best offer remains a task far more difficult than one might realize, especially from outside the team’s war room, but it also stands as one with paramount importance. Even if Marks needs to wait until his very last second on the clock, he must make sure to accomplish this if he chooses to make it a primary objective on draft night.