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If you haven’t heard it yet, Richard Jefferson has been dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for forwards Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.

Coming off the best season of his career Jefferson averaged over 20 points a game for the first time in his NBA career, but was still unable to lead the Nets to playoffs. With the loss of Jason Kidd this season, the team looks like they could be preparing to make room for an impact player.

Can anyone say Lebron James?

As a Brooklyn-Native and life-long Nets fan, nothing could be finer than seeing the King in BK, no pun intended. At any rate, it’s going to be a while until that situation plays itself out and for the time being, the Nets are going to have to make due with the team they have.

Yi averaged 8.6 points and 5.2 boards a game in 66 games this season. Those stats don’t exactly open up eyes, but the Nets are still convinced his best days are still ahead of him. Simmons is a proven player who gives the Nets more depth. If they keep Boki Nachbar, the Nets bench should be pretty damn solid, if you ask me.

“We feel that Yi can be a very special player,” said Thorn on the team’s official site. “He is a 20-year old seven footer who shoots the ball extremely well, and he is an excellent addition to our frontcourt. Bobby Simmons is a veteran NBA player who has averaged 10 points for his career and should be a rotation player for us.”

The Nets also drafted Marc Lopez, Ryan Anderson and Chris Douglas-Roberts with their three top-40 picks.

In Lopez and Anderson, the Nets get two more big men, giving them plenty of options with Josh Boone and Sean Williams already regulars. However, Lopez and Anderson have much more offensive skill and give the team much more depth on offense. Could this be the end of DeSagana Diop and Nenad Krstic’s time in New Jersey?

It looks to be that way.

Douglas Roberts is a 6′7 swingman who averaged 18 points a game his last season in College. Just like Simmons, his presence on the team will also solidify the Nets bench.

“We were surprised, very surprised,” said General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe on the team’s official site in regards to selecting Lopez. “A lot of people had him going number four and he was mentioned in a lot of places.

“I think that we got a good big man. Traditionally we at the Nets have been a very good perimeter team. We suffered a little bit with lack of low post scoring last year, lack of interior defense - with probably not a true center. And Brook Lopez is a true center and I think he’s going to be very, very effective at that position. Like all young players, there’s going to be a learning curve. And center is an extremely difficult position to learn in the NBA. But I think we got a good one.”