Brooklyn Nets Trade Just Created Enough Cap Space For Kyrie Irving Who Is “Serious” About Signing

On Thursday, the Brooklyn Nets traded Allen Crabbe, the 2019 No. 17 pick and a protected 2020 first-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks for Taurean Prince and a 2021 second-round pick.

Brooklyn is trading Allen Crabbe and No. 17 pick in 2019 NBA Draft and protected first in 2020 to Atlanta for Taurean Prince and 2021 second-round pick, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 6, 2019

On the outside looking in, it looks like a weird trade that doesn’t make much sense. But then you realize that the Nets just created enough cap space to sign Kyrie Irving who is reportedly “serious” about signing there.

Kyrie Irving is serious about the Nets — and the Nets are serious about beating the Knicks — and rest of league — to the biggest free agents in the marketplace, per league sources.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 6, 2019

Nets just created roughly 46 Million in cap room plus the RFA rights to retain DeAngelo Russell.

This is going to a crazy offseason.