New Jersey Acquired Mikki Moore for a Future Second
The Nets obtained center Mikki Moore from the Seattle SuperSonics on July 27, 2006, sending out a 2009 second-round draft selection. Seattle eventually used the No. 40 choice on Derrick Brown, later moving the rights in a different transaction. Both clubs’ histories identify this direct one-player-for-pick agreement, and contemporary Nets retrospective reporting describes Moore as affordable insurance for the injured rookie Josh Boone. The two-year distance between the trade and its draft outcome meant the Sonics had to wait before choosing a prospect. Moore already had experience as an NBA reserve but had not spent previous seasons as a reliable 30-minute starter. New Jersey was buying center depth during a period when its frontcourt was vulnerable to injuries.
Moore Became a Starter After Nenad Krstić Was Hurt
Moore’s opportunity expanded sharply when starting center Nenad Krstić suffered a serious knee injury in December 2006. Moore played 79 Nets games in 2006-07, started 55, and averaged 9.8 points with 5.1 rebounds. He shot a league-leading 60.9 percent from the field, an unexpected level of efficiency for a player acquired mainly as a contingency. New Jersey reached the second round of the 2007 playoffs with Moore playing significant frontcourt minutes. The Nets C grade in the inherited record substantially understates that first-season impact by hindsight standards, but the article preserves the canonical evaluation rather than secretly changing it. Moore left in free agency after the season, limiting the length of the team’s realized return to one productive year.
Seattle Received an Asset That Matured in 2009
The Sonics obtained a future second-round pick that ultimately became No. 40 in 2009, associated with Xavier forward Derrick Brown. By the 2009 draft, the franchise had relocated to Oklahoma City, and the subsequent player-rights history has to be attributed to the correct holder. Seattle did not receive Moore’s 79-game starting season or an immediate veteran in exchange. The pick was a modest option with later trade potential, rather than a first-round selection likely to produce a new starter. Its equal C inherited grade reflects a real but delayed draft asset. Given Moore’s unexpected importance in New Jersey, the Even Trade rating deserves a later source-led regrading audit; it is not evidence that the two sides contributed equal NBA playing minutes.
Final Verdict
Even Trade under the retained C/C grades. New Jersey acquired Mikki Moore, who started 55 games and led the NBA at 60.9 percent shooting during 2006-07. Seattle received the 2009 No. 40 second-round pick associated with Derrick Brown. Moore gave the Nets the much stronger immediate basketball return, despite the inherited equal scores.