Targets

❌ OFF THE BOARD — signed with Boston

No longer available: Robinson signed a 3yr/$47.4M deal (Y3 player option) with the Boston Celtics via their mid-level, per Shams — leaving both Brooklyn and the Lakers empty-handed on the veteran rim protector. The Nets had addressed center with Moe Wagner earlier in free agency.

FA target (offer-sheet candidate) — still unsigned

Yahoo names the 24-year-old scoring wing among high-upside players Brooklyn should target in free agency — a fit for the Nets' timeline. Still an unsigned restricted free agent as of August 5, with the Clippers able to match; New Orleans, Chicago, Milwaukee and Dallas have been linked, though reporting increasingly points to a return to Los Angeles. With Brooklyn's roster full and its room spent, a run would now mean a sign-and-trade.

❌ OFF THE BOARD — re-signed with Houston

No longer available: Eason re-signed with the Rockets on a 5yr/$81.5M deal (fully guaranteed, Y5 player option). As an RFA, Houston was always positioned to keep the disruptive young defender, and did.

❌ OFF THE BOARD — signed with the Clippers

No longer available: Hachimura agreed to a 2yr/$28M deal with the LA Clippers (Yahoo), opting to stay in Los Angeles over suitors including Brooklyn, Minnesota, Golden State and Dallas. The Nets miss on the floor-spacing forward Stein and Fischer had linked them to.

❌ OFF THE BOARD — traded to LAL

No longer available: Kessler signed a 4yr/$130M deal and was sign-and-traded to the Lakers (ESPN), taking the young rim-protector Brooklyn had eyed off the market. The Nets addressed center via Moe Wagner instead.

RFA — offer sheet candidate

Named among the restricted free agents Sean Marks could float offer sheets to.

✅ SIGNED — 2 yr / $18M (BKN)

SIGNED: Ellis agreed to a two-year, $18M guaranteed deal with Brooklyn (Shams, ESPN) — the Nets' first outside FA of the summer. Knows coach Jordi Fernández from their Sacramento days (2022-24); an efficient, low-usage 3-and-D guard (6.7 ppg on 44/36 shooting, 1.2 steals). The value rotation add they targeted.

❌ OFF THE BOARD: Boston traded Brown to the 76ers for Paul George, two first-round picks (2028, 2031) and two seconds (Shams/ESPN, July 1) — he lands in Philly alongside Maxey, Edgecombe and Embiid. Despite Brooklyn's league-leading pick cache, the Nets weren't the landing spot. Their swing-for-a-star will have to wait for another name.

The Pelicans are shopping Murphy, who wants out; no deal closed during the draft and he remains available into free agency. Brooklyn and the Clippers have emerged as the two frontrunners. Asking ~three first-rounders — pick-rich Brooklyn is well-positioned. A 6'8" 3-and-D wing coming off career highs (21.5 / 5.7 / 3.8) is the rebuild fit. NY Post's Brian Lewis (June 30) reaffirms Brooklyn's interest.

Fills the starting point-guard void and adds elite on-ball defense; injury history (268 games in five years) is the risk.

Young two-way forward signed through 2031 — fits Brooklyn's timeline; career-high scoring and assists last season.

Extension-eligible 3-and-D guard the cap-strapped Thunder may not be able to max — a value Brooklyn could pursue. NY Post's Brian Lewis (June 30) lists Brooklyn among the teams showing interest.

Brooklyn's lottery pick: a 20-year-old lead guard with deep shooting range and elite passing feel — the on-ball creator this roster needed. Freshman line: 18.2 / 3.3 / 4.7 on 41/34/84 splits. Full breakdown on the Scouting page.

The pick acquired in the Randle trade (drafted by Minnesota, sent to Brooklyn). A well-rounded 6'8" forward — 16.4 / 7.4 / 4.8 at Iowa State with real strides as a shooter, passer and defender. A developmental swing.

Brooklyn's second-round pick — the No. 33 went to Minnesota in the Randle trade. A 6'7" stretch four out of UCLA and one of college basketball's most efficient scorers, he led the Big Ten in three-point percentage. A low-risk shooting swing; full breakdown on the Scouting page.