Timberwolves trade Julius Randle, No. 28 pick in NBA Draft to Nets for 33rd pick
The Minnesota Timberwolves are restructuring their roster via a three-team trade involving the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls.
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The brief
The Minnesota Timberwolves have traded Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick in the NBA Draft to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for the 33rd pick. As part of the same three-team agreement, Nic Claxton is moving to the Chicago Bulls.
Coverage from NBC Sports, Bleacher Report, Yahoo Sports, ESPN, and The New York Times details the transaction as a cap-related move for the Timberwolves. Reports focus on the specific draft pick exchange and the movement of rostered players between the three franchises.
Future developments depend on the formalization of the trade and the official roster adjustments for the Timberwolves, Nets, and Bulls. The impact of the pick swap on draft strategy remains to be seen as coverage does not yet specify further team moves.
Synthesized by PULSE from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 135d ago.
Quick answers
Who is involved in the trade?
The trade involves the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Chicago Bulls.
What draft picks are being exchanged?
The Timberwolves are sending the No. 28 pick to the Nets in exchange for the 33rd pick.
Which players are moving teams?
Julius Randle is being traded to the Nets, and Nic Claxton is moving to the Bulls.
Coverage (12)
- NBA draft finishes up in New York, where some second-round picks are revered AP News · 134d ago
- NBA Draft’s second round, once a fun party, lost its weirdo charm by getting its own night The New York Times · 134d ago
- NBA Draft Round 2 winners and losers: LaMelo Ball on the move? Must the Celtics trade Jaylen Brown? And players were drafted as well? Yahoo Sports · 134d ago
- Timberwolves watch first round of NBA draft go by without a pick after Julius Randle trade Star Tribune · 134d ago
- Julius Randle excited to join Brooklyn Nets Yahoo Sports · 135d ago
- Former Laker Julius Randle traded from perennial contender Timberwolves to rebuilding Nets Los Angeles Times · 135d ago
- Julius Randle has been traded ahead of the NBA Draft On3 · 135d ago
- Report: Nets acquire Julius Randle, No. 28 pick NBC Sports · 135d ago
- Julius Randle to Nets in Reported 3-Team NBA Trade, Full Return for Wolves, Bulls Revealed Bleacher Report · 135d ago
- Timberwolves trading Julius Randle to Nets in cap dump in 3-team deal that sends Nic Claxton to Bulls: report Yahoo Sports · 135d ago
- Sources: Wolves to trade Randle to Nets; Claxton off to Bulls ESPN · 135d ago
- Timberwolves trade Julius Randle, No. 28 pick in NBA Draft to Nets for 33rd pick The New York Times · 135d ago
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