Back in 2018, the Brooklyn Nets took Dzanan Musa in the first round of the NBA draft with the No. 29 pick. After two years with the organization, it appears the 6-foot-9 Bosnian wing’s time in Brooklyn has come to an end.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nets are sending Musa to Detroit, along with Toronto’s second-round pick in the 2021 NBA draft, in exchange for combo guard Bruce Brown — who the Pistons selected in the same draft the Nets took Musa, but with the 42nd overall pick (No. 12 in the second round).
In his two years with the Nets, the 21-year-old Musa appeared in 54 games at the NBA level (five postseason games) and in 48 games for Brooklyn’s G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets — averaging 19.5 points and 6.9 per game for the latter.
The Nets are sending the 2021 second-round pick via Toronto, per sources. Musa was the 29th overall pick in the 2018 Draft, a versatile 6-9 forward. Nets like Brown's defensive ability, honed in University of Miami program. https://t.co/TzVM04uMC7
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 16, 2020
Brown only spent two games in the G League as a rookie, starting in 99 of the 132 games in which he’s played for Detroit the past two seasons. The guard shot 34.4% from deep last season after shooting 25.8% from three as a rookie.
In his sophomore campaign, Brown also averaged 8.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game while playing 28.2 minutes a night.