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The Brooklyn Nets have quite the busy offseason ahead of them now that they’re run inside the Disney bubble is at an end.
There’s the matter of the team’s next permanent head coach. In the middle of that, Brooklyn has to make whatever fortifications necessary have the right cast around Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — whether that means re-signing players or bringing on new ones via trade or free agency.
All the while, the Nets have to continue to prepare for the 2020 NBA Draft — assuming they intend to use either or both of their picks.
The Nets have Philadelphia’s first-round pick, which Brooklyn acquired when they sent the No. 27 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft — which wound up being Mfiondu Kabengele — to the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Nets’ second-round pick belongs to the Boston Celtics, but they have the Denver Nuggets’ second-round selection.
Right now, Brooklyn has the No. 19 and No. 55 picks.
Here’s a look at one player Brooklyn could take at No. 55:
Mason Jones | Arkansas | Wing
STATS: 22 PPG | 35.1 3-PT% | 5.5 SPG
The 2019-20 All-SEC selection got to the line a lot in his sophomore campaign (9.1 free-throw attempts per game) — more than double the trips he got as a freshman (4.2) — and his 7.5 makes per night accounted for a good chunk of his scoring.
He certainly found other ways to score, posting 45.3/35.1 averages on the year.
But, Sam Vecenie of The Athletic notes Jones needs to have the ball in his hands to be productive. Hard to imagine someone like that fitting in with the Nets when they already have Kyrie Irving, Spencer Dinwiddie and Caris LeVert.
With Mason not bringing much on the defensive end, it’s no surprise he slipped so far. But given he’s athletic and can shoot, he might be worth taking a flier on at no. 55.
Nets 2020 NBA mock draft radar:
UNC guard Cole Anthony
Vanderbilt wing Aaron Nesmith
Alabama guard Kira Lewis
TCU guard Desmond Bane
Hapoel Tel Aviv guard Yam Madar
LSU guard Skylar Mays
Kansas guard Devon Dotson
New Zealand Breakers guard RJ Hampton
Texas Tech guard Jahmi’us Ramsey
Duke guard Tre Jones
Maryland forward Jalen Smith
Florida State wing Patrick Williams
Arizona wing Josh Green
Villanova wing Saddiq Bey
Colorado wing Tyler Bey
Florida State wing Devin Vassell
Seton Hall guard Myles Powell
Washington forward Jaden McDaniels
Ohio State center Kaleb Wesson
Oklahoma wing Kristian Doolittle
Pesaro forward Paul Eboua
Kentucky guard Tyrese Maxey
Olympiacos center Aleksej Pokusevski
Western Kentucky center Charles Bassey
Arizona guard Nico Mannion
ASVEL wing Theo Maledon
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