Three-team trade sends Julius Randle to Brooklyn; Nic Claxton to Chicago

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The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick to the Brooklyn Nets while the Chicago Bulls acquired Nic Claxton in a three-team deal and Minnesota received Brooklyn’s No. 33 pick. Randle’s time in Minnesota ends after two seasons as Brooklyn adds a veteran frontcourt scorer. Chicago is using roughly $23.1 million of cap space to take on Claxton, adding a rim protector and interior rebounder while trimming its remaining cap room to about $30.9 million. The Wolves clear significant salary and open full mid-level exception flexibility, positioning them to pursue signings or trades such as re-signing Ayo Dosunmu or chasing other roster upgrades.

Shams Charania Tweets

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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.

17545d ago

Matt Gibson27

IDK what Julius did to deserve this but I'm not saying he didn't deserve it

Nick Kroeker12

I hate this. The new CBA is so restrictive teams can’t keep anybody. Nuggets running into this as well. OKC should be able to keep their team together for a long time and they basically have a year or two at best. Same with SA.

Graham Shaw6

So pure salary dump from a perceived contender?

Noobsbt go NY go NY go6

Welcome back to NYC, Julius.

dxdog67.bsky.social5

and Chicago gives up nothing at all to acquire Claxton? How?

Mitch P.4

This has to be the first step to a bigger deal.

United Mike4

This is addition by subtraction. It’s more of an attitude dump than a salary dump.

joe2000.bsky.social2

So moving back five slots and a pure salary dump? I hope they sign someone with that exception at least.

Cody2

Bryson Graham saved my life

Ranryu2

Well, at least Randle gets to go back to a city he enjoyed living in

Ryan Eichten

@reichten.bsky.social

Here is what the Timberwolves roster and payroll look like after the Julius Randle trade The Wolves now have a ton of flexibility for signings and trades including access to the full mid-level exception if they want it but it would hard cap at the first apron

5445d ago

Anna4

thank you for these deets!

Marc Christopher2

I'm not understanding what the Nets got. The first wasn't much better than their second. Maybe I'm discounting Randle too much but he doesn't seem like the vet leadership type

The Athletic

@theathletic.com

Julius Randle is a Net and Nic Claxton is heading to Chicago, while Minnesota opens up cap space in a three-team trade. Who won the deal? nyti.ms/3Sfx1fB

5945d ago

vvernerherz0g.bsky.social5

I get that Randle is overpaid and did not perform well in the playoffs, but that is one of the most brutal salary dumps I have ever seen, particularly for a healthy player who just averaged 21/7/5 over 79 games.

Tommy Beer

@tommybeernba.bsky.social

Karl-Anthony Towns: NBA champion who just posted highest individual plus/minus in a single postseason in NBA history (+258) Julius Randle: Wolves had to attach a first pick to dump his salary Donte DiVincenzo: Out next season with a torn Achilles

4345d ago

therealnbw.bsky.social2

This is wolves basketball. Finding ways to suck when it shouldn’t be possible.

Brandon Beck

@brandonbeck4.bsky.social

Farewell Julius Randle, sometimes you were good, sometimes you were bad, at the end you were really very bad, but every time you gave us those Goosebumps

4845d ago

Law Murray 📘

@lawmurraythenu.bsky.social

Julius Randle going back to NYC in time for the Knicks to raise a banner that's wild

3945d ago

Chris Hine

@christopherhine.bsky.social

One aspect of the Timberwolves Julius Randle trade ... this clears room for the Wolves to re-sign Ayo Dosunmu, whose new deal with the team will likely be done soon.

3945d ago

Sam Kamin9

This seems like an incomplete trade, right? Even if we’ve all been overvaluing Randle relative to his contract (and he is viewed as a negative asset), Chicago is…just receiving Clayton?

Kris Pursiainen

@krisap.bsky.social

The Knicks signed Julius Randle because they lost Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant to the Nets In the same week, seven years later, the Knicks are Champions and Randle is in Brooklyn

2445d ago

Yossi Gozlan

@yossigozlan.bsky.social

The Bulls will use $23.1 million of their cap space to acquire Nic Claxton. They go from from $54 million in cap space to $30.9 million in room remaining. They would still have the $9.4 million room mid-level to use after. Great business getting him essentially for free.

2245d ago

functional moron

@fiveburger.bsky.social

goodbye julius randle, i will always remember you as a guy who is objectively better at basketball than it ever felt like while watching you.

2945d ago

Will Gottlieb

@willgottlieb.bsky.social

Some thoughts on the first move of the Bryson Graham era, with the Bulls acquiring Nic Claxton in a three-team deal up at @chgo-bulls.bsky.social allchgo.com/bulls-acquir...

1545d ago

Julia Poe

@juliapoe.bsky.social

Bulls get busy (and bigger in the frontcourt) on the eve of the NBA draft:

1845d ago

Meredith Shiner

@meredithshiner.com

lots of insane nba trade deadline news but perhaps nothing crazier than being made aware that Julius Randle is still playing basketball

1845d ago

burn it all down

@russbengtson.bsky.social

trading julius randle to the nets the same year the knicks win the title is a hate crime

1544d ago

Patrick Stephenson

@patiomensch.bsky.social

I'm going to miss Julius Randle. I did like him for a long time even though he became a very frustrating player with moody vibes and didn't deliver in the playoffs this year. I'm also going to miss the reacts from his son Kyden. I bet he'll be a good addition for the Nets.

1545d ago

3 sources

espn.comSources: Wolves to trade Randle to Nets; Claxton off to Bulls nytimes.comTimberwolves trade Julius Randle, No. 28 pick in NBA Draft to Nets for 33rd pick bleacherreport.comJulius Randle to Nets in Reported 3-Team NBA Trade, Full Return for Wolves, Bulls Revealed

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Three-team trade sends Julius Randle to Brooklyn; Nic Claxton to Chicago

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