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The Nets \u2014 who always seem to deal right before draft night \u2014 have been looking to add a second first-round pick and another veteran scorer. They pulled off both, landing Julius Randle and the 28th pick for Nic Claxton and No. 33 in a three-team swap.<\/p>\n

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The Nets \u2014 one of the few teams in the league with ample cap space \u2014 used it to acquire Randle, a two-time All-NBA forward and three-time All-Star. They also moved up from the top of the second round into the bottom of the first in a loaded draft, and potentially opened a starting spot for Day\u2019Ron Sharpe.<\/p>\n

GM Sean Marks shipped Claxton to Chicago, and since the Bulls are acquiring the center with cap space, the deal \u2014 first reported by ESPN and confirmed by The Post \u2014 can\u2019t be finalized until July 6. The Nets will keep the No. 6 overall pick \u2014 likely to be used on a lead guard \u2014 and also have Nos. 28 and 43.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-9, 250-pound Randle was just one year into a three-year, $100 million deal with Minnesota, but the Timberwolves were desperate to free up cap space to re-sign guard Ayo Dosunmu (and a starting spot for Naz Reid). Now the former Knick \u2014 who spent five years in the Garden \u2014 comes back to New York.<\/p>\n

Michael Porter Jr. shouldered the burden of being Brooklyn\u2019s lone reliable scorer last season. Randle averaged 21.1 points and 6.7 rebounds in 79 games.<\/p>\n

With Randle earning $33.3 million this season and having a player option of $35.8 million next season, Brooklyn increased its payroll by $13 million. They\u2019ll still maintain $20.2 million in room left, per cap guru Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron, and have the $9.4 million room mid-level to spend afterward.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn now has 15 first-round picks through 2033, including two Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Two among Louisville\u2019s Mikel Brown, Illinois\u2019 Keaton Wagler and Arkansas\u2019 Darius Acuff Jr. should still be on the board at No. 6. But with Wagler likely to be off the board, Brown \u2014 with deep range, an elite passing bag and a risk-taking mentality that must get reined in \u2014 has had at least three meetings and one workout with the Nets.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, it\u2019s definitely a relationship built there,\u201d Brown said. \u201cTalking with them constantly, with Mr. Marks and Coach Jordi [Fern\u00e1ndez], the biggest thing that he emphasized \u2014 if I get selected to go there \u2014 is building that relationship with Jordi.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAt the end of the day, you\u2019ve got to have a great connection from point guard to point guard. [Fern\u00e1ndez] played point guard as well. So to be able to pick his brain on a lot of things and learn his system and to be able to come in and make an impact right away was big.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ex-Nets assistant GM Bobby Marks \u2014 now an ESPN insider \u2014 told The Post that taking three first-round guards last year shouldn\u2019t deter them from taking another, because that\u2019s where the value sits at No. 6. He also said they might be best suited using cap space in trades rather than signings, and that\u2019s exactly what they did.<\/p>\n

Acuff has both visited with and worked out for the Nets and is the most polished offensive guard in the class, but his defense is a concern. Wagler worked out for the Bulls (who have the fourth pick) and the Clippers (who\u2019ll select fifth), then canceled a scheduled workout for Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust hearing from them and kind of just knowing where I stood, I kind of knew I didn\u2019t need to work out,\u201d said Wagler.<\/p>\n

Brown said he would be excited to land with the Nets.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019d mean a lot. Big city. It\u2019s the big city, bright lights. A lot of big-time names come out of Brooklyn, so to be able to represent that means a lot,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI would handle it. I\u2019m very calm and down to earth. I\u2019m about this basketball stuff. I keep the main thing the main thing. The focus is to try to win a championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

St. John\u2019s star Zuby Ejiofor, Texas wing Dailyn Swain or Houston forward Chris Cenac Jr. \u2014 who said of joining the Nets, \u201cI think it would be great, I love New York City\u201d \u2014 could be targets at No. 28.<\/p>\n

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