Nets land Haywood Highsmith in trade that reaches into 2032 draft
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The Brooklyn Nets have obtained forward Haywood Highsmith in a deal announced Thursday, Aug. 15, 2025, a move that also shifts at least one draft asset tied to the 2032 NBA Draft, according to the New York Post.
Specific terms of the agreement, including the full package of draft considerations and the trading partner involved, were not disclosed in the initial report. The headline element: the draft component stretches seven years into the future, an unusually distant obligation even by NBA standards.
Highsmith, 28, joins a Nets roster looking to bolster its wing depth. The 6-foot-7 forward spent last season averaging consistent minutes as a defensive specialist and spot-up shooter.
The long-range draft implications give Brooklyn additional flexibility in the short term while delaying final cost calculations until well into the next decade.
Source: New York Post
