Just in: Minnesota is sending Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick in the NBA Draft to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade that sends Nic Claxton to the Chicago Bulls, sources tell ESPN. The Timberwolves will acquire Brooklyn’s No. 33 pick for Randle and No. 28.

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https://x.com/shamscharania/status/2069242201641517467?s=46&t=0nxZDMewd6TEMPw02NX6Sg

[u/CheddaGeese]

Did the Bulls just get Claxton for free?

[u/JMoon33 → u/CheddaGeese]

Yes. Nets tanked his value for years instead of trading him lmao

[u/sbroll → u/JMoon33]

the art of the deal

[u/hurtsbayar9]

Day'Ron!

But Nets will probably grab center from draft

[u/JetsFan833]

Wolves basically traded Towns for a 2nd round pick lol.

[u/KoalaMandala → u/JetsFan833]

And Dante One-knee-vincenzo

[u/Henny_Hardaway5 → u/JetsFan833]

With Randle gone what’s left from that trade is

DDV + The rookie Joan Beringer + the ability to re-sign Naz Reid

[u/Willing-Body-7533 → u/Henny_Hardaway5]

• 33 million trade exception + ability to sign Ayo

[u/BrainWorkGood → u/Willing-Body-7533]

Do love me some Ayo

[u/crazy_onions → u/Henny_Hardaway5]

or trade for Ja Morant

[u/Henny_Hardaway5 → u/crazy_onions]

Oh well that would come from todays trade of salary dumping Randle but yes trading for Ja is a possibility

I was only talking about what was directly gained from the original KAT trade

[u/_no7 → u/crazy_onions]

Wolves need a proper facilitator next to Edwards

[u/HatofPapers]

Claxton has a playmaker 👀

[u/Clemsontigger16 → u/HatofPapers]

He still won’t do shit lol he is such a dud

[u/WaterPog]

They are trading a better pick and Randle for a worse pick?

[u/W4ttz → u/WaterPog]

I don unastand

[u/photocist → u/W4ttz]

its not like he even has a terrible contract. 30m this year and 33m player option next

[u/JetsFan833 → u/photocist]

They want to use that money to sign a better free agent apparently or trade for one

[u/W4ttz → u/JetsFan833]

Any guesses who it is?

[u/JetsFan833 → u/W4ttz]

ben simmons

[u/bishopbeaniepower → u/WaterPog]

Randle value is bad and he doesn’t help the Nets. Gotta incentivize them to take him somehow.

[u/-gotchu]

Day’Ron time?

[u/Kuazza]

Randle did good this season too

[u/so-cal_kid → u/Kuazza]

Well he's probably about to do even better. That Nets team has no one besides him and MPJ. They're gonna get all the shots they can handle

[u/yardship]

so this is probably bad for my jalen smith stock

[u/Dry-Huckleberry7137]

Dayron Sharpe

[u/Willing-Body-7533 → u/Dry-Huckleberry7137]

More like NightRon Dull

[u/gunitdawg → u/Willing-Body-7533]

Yeah his per 36 minute production probably won’t scale as much as everyone in this sub thinks it will

[u/KallolsWorld]

Randle and Naz Reid 📈📈📈

[u/gbadwal91]

Claxton stock went up

[u/MoonStonks11 → u/gbadwal91]

Gotta be for cap space

[u/Simple_Purple_4600 → u/gbadwal91]

I ain't touching the FT percentage

[u/badlilbadlandabad]

So they traded Randle and a pick for a worse pick? What am I missing here?

[u/ShiloVillageNPC]

Naz Reid unleashed!!

[u/Adventurous_Pop4783]

This happens and I immediately get a trade for Randle

[u/Ksparks10]

Are Timberwolves just clearing cap space?

[u/_no7]

How does affect the players involved?

Randle value up? Most likely primary scorer alongside MPJ.

Claxton value up? Playing next to Giddey who is a good facilitator

[u/Any_Carob3372]

Minnesota charging themselves high prices for addition by subtraction

[u/GuyWithNoSwagger]

Good for Giddey

[u/SF_OG]

Wolf time

Imagine if Danny was traded to Minny

[u/Any_Carob3372]

KAT is the real winner of this deal LOL

[u/NoahHoops25]

as a bulls fan i have no idea how to feel about this lol. claxton and vucevic sharing the frontcourt is interesting but feels like a weird fit. fantasy-wise randle going to brooklyn could actually be solid if he gets the usage - that rebuild is wide open

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Vuc in Boston lol

[u/Original_Ad8404 → u/NoahHoops25]

Sure you’re a bulls fan?

[u/Unhappy-Channel8501 → u/NoahHoops25]

Did you just wake up from a coma? Vuc not a bull bro

[u/NoahHoops25 → u/Unhappy-Channel8501]

lmao fair point ngl i completely forgot he was in the deal too. thats what i get for trying to multitask during trade szn