2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season

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The 2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 54th season overall, and its ninth season playing in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. On September 3, 2020, the Nets hired Steve Nash as their new head coach.[1]

Head coachSteve Nash
General managerSean Marks
OwnersJoseph Tsai
ArenaBarclays Center
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2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season
Head coachSteve Nash
General managerSean Marks
OwnersJoseph Tsai
ArenaBarclays Center
Results
Record48–24 (.667)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Bucks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionYES Network, WPIX
RadioWFAN AM/FM
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In the beginning of the 2020–21 season, the Nets acquired James Harden in a four-team trade on January 14, 2021. The trade reunited him with former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Kevin Durant, and along with Kyrie Irving, the Nets created a superteam.[2][3]

The Nets set a franchise record for three-point field goals during the game versus the Sacramento Kings on February 15, 2021, with 27 three-point field goals,[4][5] and narrowly missed the NBA record (29),[6] which was set by the Milwaukee Bucks on December 29, 2020.[7]

Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until February 23, 2021, per an executive order from Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo.[8] The Nets reopened the Barclays Center to spectators on February 23.[9]

The Nets clinched a playoff berth for the third straight year, following their victory over the Toronto Raptors on April 27, becoming the first Eastern Conference team, and second overall to do so.[10]

The Nets faced the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs, defeating them in five games.[11][12] The Nets then faced the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks in the conference semifinals and lost the series in seven games despite taking a 2–0 and later a 3–2 lead.[13]

Draft

Main article: 2020 NBA draft
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2020 NBA draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club
1 19 Saddiq Bey SF  United States Villanova
2 55 Jay Scrubb SG  United States John A. Logan
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The Nets entered the draft holding one first-round pick and one second-round pick.[14] The lottery-protected first-round pick was acquired on June 20, 2019, in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers and conveyed to the team when its original owner, the Philadelphia 76ers, made the 2020 NBA playoffs.[15] The second-round pick was acquired on July 13, 2018, in a trade with the Denver Nuggets.[16] The Nets used their 19th overall pick to select Saddiq Bey,[17] and then selected Jay Scrubb with the 55th overall pick.[18]

Roster

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2020–21 Brooklyn Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G/F 1 Bruce Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1996-08-15 Miami (FL)
G 4 Chris Chiozza (TW) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-11-25 Florida
F/C 33 Nic Claxton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-04-17 Georgia
G 26 Spencer Dinwiddie Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993-04-06 Colorado
F 7 Kevin Durant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-09-29 Texas
F 8 Jeff Green 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986-08-28 Georgetown
F 2 Blake Griffin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1989-03-16 Oklahoma
G 13 James Harden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-08-26 Arizona State
G/F 12 Joe Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991-09-07 Virginia
G 11 Kyrie Irving 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992-03-23 Duke
G 55 Mike James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990-08-18 Lamar
F 24 Alize Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1996-04-22 Missouri State
G 10 Tyler Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1992-05-07 Fresno State
C 6 DeAndre Jordan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988-07-21 Texas A&M
G/F 9 Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-05-09 France
F/C 0 Reggie Perry (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2000-03-21 Mississippi State
G 20 Landry Shamet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-03-13 Wichita State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: June 19, 2021

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Standings

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Game log

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on November 27, 2020.[19]

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2020 preseason game log
Total: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Preseason: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 13 Washington W 119–114 Irving (18) Jordan, Perry (7) Dinwiddie (7) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 1–0
2 December 18 @ Boston W 113–89 Durant (25) Allen (11) Irving, Jordan (5) TD Garden
No in-person attendance		 2–0
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Regular season

The regular season schedule for the first two games of the season was released on December 2, 2020,[20] while the schedule for the first half of the season was released on December 4.[21] The schedule for the second half of the season was released on February 24, 2021.[22]

More information 2020–21 game log Total: 48–24 (home: 28–8; road: 20–16), Game ...
2020–21 game log
Total: 48–24 (home: 28–8; road: 20–16)
December: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 22 Golden State W 125–99 Irving (26) Jordan (11) LeVert (5) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 1–0
2 December 25 @ Boston W 123–95 Irving (37) Allen (11) Irving (8) TD Garden
No in-person attendance		 2–0
3 December 27 @ Charlotte L 104–106 Durant (29) Allen (14) Irving (6) Spectrum Center
No in-person attendance		 2–1
4 December 28 Memphis L 111–116 (OT) LeVert (28) Allen (15) LeVert (11) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 2–2
5 December 30 Atlanta W 145–141 Durant (33) Allen (13) Durant, LeVert (8) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 3–2
January: 10–7 (home: 7–3; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 January 1 Atlanta L 96–114 Durant (28) Irving (11) Durant, Irving (4) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 3–3
7 January 3 Washington L 122–123 Irving (30) Allen, Durant (11) Irving (10) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 3–4
8 January 5 Utah W 130–96 Irving (29) Allen (18) T. Johnson (7) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 4–4
9 January 7 Philadelphia W 122–109 Harris (28) Allen, Jordan (11) LeVert (10) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 5–4
10 January 8 @ Memphis L 110–115 LeVert (43) Green (9) Allen, LeVert (6) FedExForum
No in-person attendance		 5–5
11 January 10 Oklahoma City L 116–129 Durant (36) Durant (11) LeVert (6) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 5–6
12 January 12 Denver W 122–116 Durant (34) Durant (9) Durant (13) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 6–6
13 January 13 @ New York W 116–109 Durant (26) Brown (14) Chiozza (7) Madison Square Garden
No in-person attendance		 7–6
14 January 16 Orlando W 122–115 Durant (42) Harden (12) Harden (14) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 8–6
15 January 18 Milwaukee W 125–123 Harden (34) Jordan (12) Harden (12) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 9–6
16 January 20 @ Cleveland L 135–147 (2OT) Durant (38) Durant (12) Harden (12) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
1,944		 9–7
17 January 22 @ Cleveland L 113–125 Irving (38) Harris (7) Harden (11) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
1,944		 9–8
18 January 23 Miami W 128–124 Durant (31) Jordan, Brown (8) Harden (11) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 10–8
19 January 25 Miami W 98–85 Durant, Harden (20) Durant (13) Harden (8) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 11–8
20 January 27 @ Atlanta W 132–128 (OT) Durant (32) Harden (8) Harden (15) State Farm Arena
1,008		 12–8
21 January 29 @ Oklahoma City W 147–125 Harden, Irving (25) Perry (11) Harden (11) Chesapeake Energy Arena
No in-person attendance		 13–8
22 January 31 @ Washington L 146–149 Durant (37) Brown (9) Irving (8) Capital One Arena
No in-person attendance		 13–9
February: 9–4 (home: 4–2; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23 February 2 L.A. Clippers W 124–120 Irving (39) Harden (11) Harden (14) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 14–9
24 February 5 Toronto L 117–123 Harris (19) Harden (7) Harden (12) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 14–10
25 February 6 @ Philadelphia L 108–124 Harden (26) Harden (8) Harden (10) Wells Fargo Center
No in-person attendance		 14–11
26 February 9 @ Detroit L 111–122 Irving (27) Brown (9) Harden (12) Little Caesars Arena
No in-person attendance		 14–12
27 February 10 Indiana W 104–94 Irving (35) Jordan (13) Irving (8) Barclays Center
No in-person attendance		 15–12
28 February 13 @ Golden State W 134–117 Irving (23) Harden (8) Harden (16) Chase Center
No in-person attendance		 16–12
29 February 15 @ Sacramento W 136–125 Irving (40) Harden (13) Harden (14) Golden 1 Center
No in-person attendance		 17–12
30 February 16 @ Phoenix W 128–124 Harden (38) Green (8) Harden (11) Phoenix Suns Arena
3,181		 18–12
31 February 18 @ L.A. Lakers W 109–98 Harden (23) Jordan (8) Harden (11) Staples Center
No in-person attendance		 19–12
32 February 21 @ L.A. Clippers W 112–108 Harden (37) Harden, Jordan (11) Irving (8) Staples Center
No in-person attendance		 20–12
33 February 23 Sacramento W 127–118 Brown, Harden (29) Harden (11) Harden (14) Barclays Center
324		 21–12
34 February 25 Orlando W 129–92 Irving (27) Jordan (11) Irving (9) Barclays Center
327		 22–12
35 February 27 Dallas L 98–115 Harden (29) Brown (9) Harden (6) Barclays Center
684		 22–13
March: 11–2 (home: 6–0; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
36 March 1 @ San Antonio W 124–113 (OT) Harden (30) Harden (14) Harden (15) AT&T Center
No in-person attendance		 23–13
37 March 3 @ Houston W 132–114 Harden (29) Harden, Jordan (10) Harden (14) Toyota Center
3,615		 24–13
38 March 11 Boston W 121–109 Irving (40) Harden (10) Harden (8) Barclays Center
1,374		 25–13
39 March 13 Detroit W 100–95 Harden (24) Harden (10) Harden (10) Barclays Center
1,364		 26–13
40 March 15 New York W 117–112 Irving (34) Harden (15) Harden (15) Barclays Center
1,637		 27–13
41 March 17 @ Indiana W 124–115 Harden (40) Harden (10) Harden (15) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No in-person attendance		 28–13
42 March 19 @ Orlando L 113–121 Irving (43) Brown (7) Harden (9) Amway Center
3,665		 28–14
43 March 21 Washington W 113–106 Irving (28) Irving (7) Harden (8) Barclays Center
1,773		 29–14
44 March 23 @ Portland W 116–112 Harden (25) Jordan (10) Harden (17) Moda Center
No in-person attendance		 30–14
45 March 24 @ Utah L 88–118 A. Johnson (23) A. Johnson (15) Chiozza (11) Vivint Arena
5,546		 30–15
46 March 26 @ Detroit W 113–111 Harden (44) Harden (14) Harden (8) Little Caesars Arena
750		 31–15
47 March 29 Minnesota W 112–107 Harden (38) Harden (11) Harden (13) Barclays Center
1,732		 32–15
48 March 31 Houston W 120–108 Irving (31) Claxton, Harden (8) Irving (12) Barclays Center
1,773		 33–15
April: 10–6 (home: 6–2; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
49 April 1 Charlotte W 111–89 Green (21) Irving (11) Irving (8) Barclays Center
1,773		 34–15
50 April 4 @ Chicago L 107–115 Irving (24) Griffin (8) Irving (15) United Center
No in-person attendance		 34–16
51 April 5 New York W 114–112 Irving (40) Harris (8) Irving (7) Barclays Center
1,773		 35–16
52 April 7 New Orleans W 139–111 Irving (24) Brown (8) Chiozza (8) Barclays Center
1,773		 36–16
53 April 10 L.A. Lakers L 101–126 Durant (22) Brown, Durant (7) Durant (5) Barclays Center
1,773		 36–17
— April 12 @ Minnesota — Postponed for security reasons due to Daunte Wright protests;[23][24] moved to April 13[25][26] Target Center —
54 April 13 @ Minnesota W 127–97 Durant (31) Brown (12) Chiozza, Shamet (5) Target Center
No in-person attendance		 37–17
55 April 14 @ Philadelphia L 117–123 Irving (37) Jordan (14) Irving (9) Wells Fargo Center
4,094		 37–18
56 April 16 Charlotte W 130–115 Harris (26) Claxton (9) Durant (11) Barclays Center
1,773		 38–18
57 April 18 @ Miami L 107–109 Shamet (30) Brown (11) Irving (9) American Airlines Arena
No in-person attendance		 38–19
58 April 20 @ New Orleans W 134–129 Irving (32) Brown (11) Irving, Shamet (8) Smoothie King Center
3,700		 39–19
59 April 21 @ Toronto L 103–114 Irving (28) Brown (14) Irving (8) Amalie Arena
No in-person attendance		 39–20
60 April 23 Boston W 109–104 Harris (20) Jordan (11) Irving (11) Barclays Center
1,773		 40–20
61 April 25 Phoenix W 128–119 Irving (34) Jordan (12) Irving (12) Barclays Center
1,773		 41–20
62 April 27 @ Toronto W 116–103 Green (22) Durant (10) James (8) Amalie Arena
No in-person attendance		 42–20
63 April 29 @ Indiana W 130–113 Durant (42) A. Johnson (21) Durant (10) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
No in-person attendance		 43–20
64 April 30 Portland L 109–128 Irving (28) A. Johnson (12) Griffin (4) Barclays Center
1,773		 43–21
May: 5–3 (home: 3–0; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
65 May 2 @ Milwaukee L 114–117 Durant (42) Jordan (11) Irving (6) Fiserv Forum
3,280		 43–22
66 May 4 @ Milwaukee L 118–124 Irving (38) Durant, Jordan (9) Durant (6) Fiserv Forum
3,280		 43–23
67 May 6 @ Dallas L 109–113 Irving (45) Griffin (10) Irving, James (4) American Airlines Center
4,602		 43–24
68 May 8 @ Denver W 125–119 Durant (33) Durant (11) Durant (7) Ball Arena
4,044		 44–24
69 May 11 @ Chicago W 115–107 Durant (21) Brown, Claxton (10) Durant (8) United Center
3,434		 45–24
70 May 12 San Antonio W 128–116 Shamet (21) Brown (11) Harden (11) Barclays Center
1,773		 46–24
71 May 15 Chicago W 105–91 Irving (22) Brown (12) Harden (7) Barclays Center
1,773		 47–24
72 May 16 Cleveland W 123–109 Durant (23) Durant (8) Durant (13) Barclays Center
1,773		 48–24
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Playoffs

Main article: 2021 NBA playoffs
More information 2021 playoff game log Total: 7–5 (home: 6–1; road: 1–4), Game ...
2021 playoff game log
Total: 7–5 (home: 6–1; road: 1–4)
First round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 22 Boston W 104–93 Durant (32) Durant (12) Harden (8) Barclays Center
14,391		 1–0
2 May 25 Boston W 130–108 Durant (26) Brown, Durant (8) Harden (7) Barclays Center
14,774		 2–0
3 May 28 @ Boston L 119–125 Harden (41) Durant (9) Harden (10) TD Garden
4,789		 2–1
4 May 30 @ Boston W 141–126 Durant (42) Irving (11) Harden (18) TD Garden
17,226		 3–1
5 June 1 Boston W 123–109 Harden (34) Harden (10) Harden (10) Barclays Center
14,993		 4–1
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 3–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 June 5 Milwaukee W 115–107 Durant (29) Griffin (14) Irving (8) Barclays Center
15,750		 1–0
2 June 7 Milwaukee W 125–86 Durant (32) Griffin (8) Durant, Irving (6) Barclays Center
15,776		 2–0
3 June 10 @ Milwaukee L 83–86 Durant (30) Brown, Durant (11) Durant (5) Fiserv Forum
16,310		 2–1
4 June 13 @ Milwaukee L 96–107 Durant (28) Durant (13) Durant (5) Fiserv Forum
16,310		 2–2
5 June 15 Milwaukee W 114–108 Durant (49) Durant (17) Durant (10) Barclays Center
16,067		 3–2
6 June 17 @ Milwaukee L 89–104 Durant (32) Durant (11) Harden (7) Fiserv Forum
16,310		 3–3
7 June 19 Milwaukee L 111–115 (OT) Durant (48) Griffin (11) Harden (9) Barclays Center
16,287		 3–4
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Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season statistics

As of May 16, 2021[27][28][29]

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
LaMarcus Aldridge5526.0.521.8001.0004.82.6.62.212.8
Jarrett Allen12526.7.677—.75410.41.7.61.611.2
Bruce Brown653722.3.556.288.7355.41.6.9.48.8
Chris Chiozza22110.5.352.310.7651.13.0.3.34.0
Nic Claxton32118.6.621.200.4845.2.9.71.36.6
Tyler Cook404.3.333——.5.5.0.0.5
Spencer Dinwiddie3321.3.375.2861.0004.33.0.7.36.7
Kevin Durant353233.1.537.450.8827.15.6.71.326.9
Jeff Green683827.0.492.412.7763.91.6.5.411.0
Blake Griffin261021.5.492.383.7824.72.4.7.510.0
James Harden363536.6.471.366.8568.510.91.3.824.6
Joe Harris696531.0.505.475.7783.61.9.7.214.1
Kyrie Irving545434.9.506.402.9224.86.01.4.726.9
Mike James13118.2.370.355.7782.54.2.5.17.7
Alize Johnson18010.5.588.1671.0005.0.8.3.35.2
Tyler Johnson39317.5.393.364.8572.01.2.4.05.4
DeAndre Jordan574321.9.763.000.5007.51.6.31.17.5
Rodions Kurucs503.2.333.500—.6.4.0.0.6
Caris LeVert12427.8.435.349.7654.36.01.1.518.5
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot58718.1.365.314.8142.21.2.6.16.4
Norvel Pelle309.3.426——2.3.0.01.02.0
Reggie Perry2608.1.410.190.7692.8.5.2.23.0
Taurean Prince12418.2.405.351.8892.8.6.7.78.1
André Roberson5012.6.143.125.5003.0.8.6.21.2
Landry Shamet611223.0.408.387.8461.81.6.5.29.3
Iman Shumpert205.5.250.000—.5.0.5.01.0
Noah Vonleh402.8.000.000—.3.3.0.0.0
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Playoff statistics

As of June 19, 2021[30][31][29]

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bruce Brown12523.1.506.182.8135.12.1.7.47.9
Chris Chiozza603.2.286.333—.2.2.2.0.8
Nic Claxton12010.8.483—.6672.8.6.31.02.5
Kevin Durant121240.4.514.402.8719.34.41.51.634.3
Jeff Green6124.7.485.556.8752.81.7.5.38.2
Blake Griffin121226.5.532.389.7145.91.8.8.59.0
James Harden9935.8.472.364.9036.38.61.7.720.2
Joe Harris121236.2.398.402.7503.61.6.3.211.2
Kyrie Irving9936.1.472.369.9295.83.41.0.622.7
Mike James9011.4.326.313—1.81.3.2.03.7
Alize Johnson504.6.571——2.6.0.6.01.6
Tyler Johnson808.6.353.2731.000.8.6.3.02.1
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot703.6.300.333—.4.3.0.01.1
Reggie Perry504.4.538.400—1.2.2.2.03.2
Landry Shamet12017.2.439.385.8001.8.6.4.14.2
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Transactions

Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades

November 19, 2020[32] To Brooklyn Nets
Bruce Brown
Landry Shamet
Draft rights to Reggie Perry		 To Los Angeles Clippers
Luke Kennard
Justin Patton
Draft rights to Jay Scrubb
2023 second-round pick
2024 second-round pick
2025 second-round pick
2026 second-round pick
To Detroit Pistons
Rodney McGruder
Džanan Musa
Draft rights to Saddiq Bey
Draft rights to Jaylen Hands
2021 second-round pick
Cash considerations
January 14, 2021[2][33] To Brooklyn Nets
James Harden
2024 second-round pick		 To Houston Rockets
Dante Exum
Rodions Kurucs
Victor Oladipo
2022 first-round pick
2022 first-round pick
2024 first-round pick
2026 first-round pick
2021 first-round pick swap
2023 first-round pick swap
2025 first-round pick swap
2027 first-round pick swap
To Cleveland Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen
Taurean Prince
Draft rights to Sasha Vezenkov		 To Indiana Pacers
Caris LeVert
2023 second-round pick
2024 second-round pick
Cash considerations
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