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Ben DuBose

Kyrie Irving, Nets at impasse; outlook improves for future Brooklyn draft picks

With Houston controlling Brooklyn’s first-round NBA draft assets through 2027 as part of the blockbuster James Harden trade from January 2021, so any uncertainty involving the Nets is a boon for the Rockets.

In addition to having the No. 17 pick in the 2022 NBA draft from the Nets, Rockets general manager Rafael Stone also owns first-round swap rights from Brooklyn in 2023, 2025, and 2027, along with two more picks that will directly convey in 2024 and 2026. That’s what makes Monday’s news involving Kyrie Irving and the Nets so intriguing.

Via Shams Charania of The Athletic:

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