The Nets’ timeline for a superstar trade keeps getting pushed back — until when?

Nypost · Aug 11, 2026 · 120 words · By Brian Lewis

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What to know about Organizational Management

The Nets have spent the past two years tanking.

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What happened

The Nets have spent the past two years tanking.

Why it matters

Part of Nets general manager Sean Marks’ responsibility is not to mortgage that future again, to learn from predecessor Billy King’s catastrophic 2013 mistake and not make the same one.

Common ground

The Nets suffered tough draft lottery luck the past two years, falling a combined five places.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Nets suffered tough draft lottery luck the past two years, falling a combined five places.”

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One web search result explicitly mentions that the Nets 'ended up falling three spots to the sixth overall selection, the second straight year they've dropped multiple spots.' This supports the claim of falling multiple places over two years, but no second independent source confirms the specific 'combined five places' figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Brooklyn Nets season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 57th season overall, and its 12th season playing in the New York City borough of Bro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Brooklyn_Nets_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Brooklyn Nets, a professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, were founded in 1967 and initially played in Teaneck, New Jersey, as the New Jersey Americans, followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Brooklyn_Nets

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Claim 2: “The Nets have spent the past two years tanking.”

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While the evidence discusses the general concept of tanking in the NBA and the Nets' current struggles, there is no specific evidence provided that confirms the Nets have intentionally 'tanked' (intentionally lost games) over the past two years. The provided search results are general or unrelated to the specific intent of the team's management.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barclays Center ( BAR-kleez) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Brooklyn in the United States. The arena is home to the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball…
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Claim 3: “Part of Nets general manager Sean Marks’ responsibility is... to learn from predecessor Billy King’s catastrophic 2013 mistake”

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Multiple sources confirm that Billy King was the predecessor to Sean Marks as GM of the Brooklyn Nets. Specifically, one web search result mentions the 'catastrophic' nature of the 2013 trade (sending picks to Boston for Garnett and Pierce) and that Marks must deal with the fallout of that mistake. Wikipedia confirms both individuals held the GM role.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016–17 Brooklyn Nets season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 50th season overall, and its fifth season playing in the New York City borough of Br…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016–17_Brooklyn_Nets_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Billy Matthew King (born January 23, 1966) is an American basketball executive. He is the former general manager of the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers NBA teams, as well as former team president…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_King_(basketball)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sean Andrew Marks (born 23 August 1975) is a New Zealand-American basketball executive and former player and coach who is the general manager of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Associatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Marks

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Claim 4: “Despite having been tied for the best odds of winning the lottery this May... the Nets plummeted to No. 6 overall.”

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A specific web search result confirms that Brooklyn entered the lottery 'tied for the best odds of landing the number one pick' and 'ended up falling three spots to the sixth overall selection.' However, this is only reported by one source in the provided evidence.

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