Feb. 4, 2026, 5:23 p.m. ET
The Brooklyn Nets have not made any major moves prior to Thursday’s trade deadline for the 2025-26 NBA season, despite the fact that there have been many rumors to the contrary. Brooklyn has one of the most-talked about players in the rumor mill in forward Michael Porter Jr., but the Nets seem to be focused on adding players to the roster at the moment.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Wednesday that the Nets acquired guard Ochai Agbaji and a 2032 second-round pick from the Toronto Raptors as part of a three-team trade also involving the Los Angeles Clippers. Veteran guard Chris Paul was sent from the Clippers to the Raptors and Brooklyn received cash along with their return of Agbaji and the second-round pick.
“Brooklyn picks up an asset and cash to cover Agbaji’s salary. The Clippers clear a roster spot and save $7 million in tax,” Charania added in his report in the trade, emphasizing that the Nets were essentially being compensated for taking on Agbaji’s contract. NBA insider Jake Fischer went on to note that Brooklyn is sending the rights to Vanja Marinkovic to the Clippers to complete the trade.
Agbaji, 25, is averaging 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game this season while shooting 42.4% from the field and 18.5% from three-point land in 42 appearances for Toronto. However, Agbaji did have the best season of his career last season when he averaged 10.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 49.8% from the floor and 39.9% from deep.
“Brooklyn had up to $15M in cap space to absorb the $6.4M Agbaji expiring contract,” ESPN’s Bobby Marks noted in his post on X about the trade with NBA insider Chris Haynes reporting that the Nets are receiving $3.5 million in cash from the Clippers. As it stands, this could be one of many moves for the Nets to make prior to the deadline, especially with the reports of Porter and center Nic Claxton drawing interest from teams around the league.
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