New Jersey Used an Uncertain Pick to Add a Proven Shooter
Golden State sent Anthony Morrow to the New Jersey Nets on July 13, 2010, in return for a conditional 2011 second-round draft pick. Morrow had already established himself as a high-percentage three-point shooter with the Warriors, including a 45.6 percent season from distance in 2009-10. The Nets were rebuilding a backcourt around Devin Harris and wanted reliable floor spacing without giving up a guaranteed first-round asset. The Warriors were reshuffling their wings and treated the return as a possible draft opportunity. Both clubs' transaction ledgers explicitly state that the condition was never met and the pick did not convey.
Morrow Supplied Two Full Seasons of Nets Scoring
Morrow played 58 New Jersey regular-season games in 2010-11, starting 47 and averaging 13.2 points in 32.0 minutes. He made 42.3 percent of his three-point attempts, giving the Nets a credible spot-up scoring option. In the shortened 2011-12 season he appeared 62 more times with 18 starts and averaged 12.0 points. Across those two years, his 120 games and 65 starts amounted to sustained rotation value. The franchise was still called the New Jersey Nets throughout this stint; referring to Brooklyn as the modern successor should not obscure the original club's name or dates.
Golden State Received No Actual Draft Selection
The Warriors were offered a conditional second-round selection in the 2011 draft, but the obligation was not exercised. That means Golden State did not receive a pick it could use on a player or trade again. It would be misleading to assign the franchise any 2011 second-rounder's NBA games merely because a choice was listed as possible compensation. The return was a contingent right that expired without producing a documented selection. Morrow's own earlier 136 Golden State games, including his 2009-10 scoring season, were Warriors contributions made before the deal rather than value created by acquiring the Nets' potential pick.
The Nets Acquired a Real Starter for a Nonconveyed Asset
New Jersey clearly benefited more from the arrangement. A guard capable of scoring in double figures appeared in 120 games while the club surrendered no exercised draft selection. The two seasons were not enough to turn the Nets into a contender, and Morrow moved on before the team's first Brooklyn campaign, so the result should not be exaggerated into a franchise-changing acquisition. But the alternative side is straightforward: Golden State parted with a useful shooter and realized no pick from the agreement. That imbalance justifies a favorable Nets grade grounded in actual receiving-team minutes, points and starts.
Final Verdict
Nets Win. New Jersey earns B+ after Anthony Morrow provided 120 regular-season games, 65 starts and double-digit scoring in both seasons. Golden State receives D+ because the conditional 2011 second-round pick never conveyed. The Nets acquired two years of effective perimeter shooting without delivering an actual draft selection.