NBA Trade Rumors: Nets Offered Landry Shamet to Teams Hoping for 1st-Round Pick

The Brooklyn Nets reportedly shopped guard Landry Shamet "pretty hard" in search of a first-round pick before acquiring James Harden.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst said on the Hoop Collective podcast (7:20 mark) that he spoke to two teams that had discussions with the Nets, who were hoping to avoid trading Jarrett Allen as part of their package for Harden.

Allen ultimately wound up being sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of the four-team deal. The Rockets received a 2021 first-round pick from the Milwaukee Bucks (via Cleveland), bringing their pick haul up to four.

Shamet has struggled to find his shooting stroke this season, knocking down just 34.3 percent of his shots overall and 30.6 percent from three-point range. He was acquired in a trade in the offseason to help Brooklyn's guard depth as a floor spacer but could find himself struggling for minutes after Kyrie Irving returns from his absence due to personal reasons.

The Nets have three roster spots available to be filled and will likely focus on big-man talent after the loss of Allen, their lone above-average defender in the middle. DeAndre Jordan has been a greatly diminished version of himself this season but will be playing heavy minutes out of necessity moving forward.

Shamet would be a natural trade piece if the Nets can find a team with a glut of bigs and a need for shooting help. His $2.1 million base salary limits the potential suitors, with teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons having bigs but most well above Shamet's price range.

Brooklyn will be active in the buyout market, but that will likely not happen until after the March trade deadline.