It’s hard to imagine Caris LeVert not being part of the solution in Brooklyn.
Even before Kevin Durant expressed the young talent has the makings of a good third option for the Nets, LeVert had already reminded everyone just how good he can be while talking the reins as Brooklyn’s top player in the Disney — where he earned second team NBA All-Seeding Games honors.
Yet the idea of the Nets going after a third star still gets floated around, and LeVert’s name is naturally among those that have to be mentioned in those talks.
In the latest trade proposal from Bleacher Report, Zach Buckley involved LeVert as part of a potential three-team deal.
In this move, LeVert, Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince would all go to Oklahoma City while the Thunder would send Chris Paul and the No. 25 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft to Indiana, so the Pacers could deliver Jeremy Lamb and Victor Oladipo to Brooklyn.
Lamb suffered an ACL tear back in February, so the Nets might not see much return on that addition with his contract only lasting through 2021-22.
As for Oladipo, he has taken strides in his return from his ruptured quad tendon, but there’s still reason to question his durability over the course of a season and in turn, a postseason run.
Too much uncertainty surrounding a deal that would involve the Nets giving up their third-best player — who Durant and Kyrie Irving like — and a talented young big man in Allen.