The Brooklyn Nets have been looking for the best way to move forward as a franchise following the end of the Big 3 era during the 2022-23 season. After Brooklyn traded Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks last month, they had to figure out how to navigate the new CBA along with their direction at the same time.
In a recent article by Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, he analyzed how every team was affected by the new CBA, most notably the brutal restrictions that affect teams in the first or second apron. For those wondering, in Pincus’ opinion, the Nets were marginally affected by the new salary cap rules and that holds true in comparison to other teams.
As of right now, the Nets are hard-capped at the first apron after trading Bridges to the Knicks because Brooklyn acquired guard Shake Milton via a sign-and-trade as part of the deal. As of this writing, the Nets are $5.2 million below the first apron so assuming that they do not add more salary than they send out, they will avoid paying the repeater tax after being one of the most expensive teams in the NBA from 2020-21 to 2022-23.
Considering what the Nets were able to get done this offseason, such as trading Bridges for as many as five first-round picks along with three players and re-signing center Nic Claxton to a four-year, $97 million deal, this summer has been great for them. More to the point, with plenty of veterans still on the roster, it’s likely that there will be more moves to come for a rebuilding Brooklyn franchise.
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