147. <p>Brooklyn is finally getting rid of the bad taste the Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett trades left in their mouth. In doing so, they earned a No. 29 overall pick and a bunch of hatred for max deals.</p>
<p>Of course, they could have had their original pick, which the Hawks get to use at No. 15 overall, but at least the Nets get a first-round selection this year.</p>
<p>Moving forward though, slowly but surely, they will need to find someone to ether back up Brook Lopez or replace him. Robert Upshaw could be just the guy. Yes, he did have off the court troubles in college. And we never got to really see what he could do. But this big man can play. If his talent turns out to exceed the drama, it will be worth it. But if not, then they just wasted their first decent draft pick since trading for all those super stars that were previously mentioned.</p>. C. Washington. Robert Upshaw. 29. player