Nets could still make major roster moves despite free agent limitation

With free agency officially tipping off at 6 p.m.Sunday, the Nets are unlikely to make any huge signings.But Brooklyn has already done franchise-shaking business (the trades with the Knicks and Rockets, re-signing Nic Claxton) and may yet have more major moves up their sleeves.Trading with Houston to get control of the Rockets’ 2025 and ’26 first-round picks after shipping Mikal Bridges to the rival Knicks for essentially six first-round picks (four unprotected Knicks picks, an unprotected Knicks swap and a protected Bucks pick) signaled a rebuild.

Giving Nic Claxton a four-year, $100 million contract ensured he’ll be a part of that rebuild.But what now?The Nets are over the salary cap, unlike next summer when they could have about $80 million to spend, depending on moves.Despite being able to use the mid-level exception ($12.9 million), the biannual exception ($4.7 million) and four trade exceptions ($20.4 million, $11.9 million, $9.5 million and $6.8 million), the Nets don’t have an excess of money or talent.What they do have is some tradeable veteran assets to move, and decisions to make.Cam Johnson — Bridges’ longtime friend — and Dorian Finney-Smith are both veteran forwards who could fetch more draft capital better suited on a contender.Johnson has drawn interest from the Cavaliers, Kings and Lakers, and his age (28), height (6-foot-8) and 3-point shooting (career .392) make him valuable.

But if the Nets’ ask is too high on Johnson, Finney-Smith might be more moveable.Sources told The Post that Brooklyn rejected an offer of two first-rounders for Finney-Smith at the 2023 trade deadline.But moving him now makes since because he can opt out after next season.“I’d be more inclined to look for offers for him because he’s got the player option,” ex-Nets assistant GM Bobby Marks, now with ESPN, told The Post.

“The likelihood is that he becomes a free agent, then you lose him for nothing.”After turning Kevin Durant essentially into nine...