{"id":32782,"date":"2022-06-01T23:07:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T23:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/brooklyn-nets-to-defer-philadelphia-76ers-first-round-draft-pick-from-james-harden-trade-to-2023\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T23:07:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T23:07:05","slug":"brooklyn-nets-to-defer-philadelphia-76ers-first-round-draft-pick-from-james-harden-trade-to-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/brooklyn-nets-to-defer-philadelphia-76ers-first-round-draft-pick-from-james-harden-trade-to-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets to defer Philadelphia 76ers’ first-round draft pick from James Harden trade to 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Among the assets gathered in the James Harden blockbuster trade, the Brooklyn Nets are deferring acquisition of the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2022 first-round pick at No. 23 to the 2023 NBA draft, sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn informed the league office of the team’s decision Wednesday, hours ahead of a midnight deadline, sources said.<\/p>\n

Deferring the pick allows the Nets to keep flexibility over an extended period on using that pick in trades – and gives them a roll of the dice that the pick could land higher on the draft board next year based upon the success of the Sixers’ coming season.<\/p>\n