The Brooklyn Nets have two of the last picks in the first round of the NBA Draft, and Cedric Coward and Maxime Raynaud could be steals.

Claxton has already been tied to the Lakers since the trade deadline of this past season, and now that the Nets are heading into a competitive rebuild, this could essentially be the best time to move on from the 26-year-old center.

The Suns acquired Durant from the Brooklyn Nets in 2023. Phoenix lost to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2023 playoffs in six games, lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2024 playoffs in four games and missed the playoffs this year.

The Brooklyn Nets are poised to transform the NBA landscape with notable draft capital and ample salary cap space ahead of the 2025 offseason

NBA Draft just under two weeks away, the Nets' No. 8 pick could decide where they lean in free agency with Brooklyn's star scorer.