While the NBA Finals are still in full swing, the teams on vacation are already working on their workforce ahead of the Draft, which will be held in less than ten days. The first shot comes from Denver, as the Nuggets sent JaMychal Green to Oklahoma City in exchange for pick number 30 of the upcoming vintage. Let’s go for the big transfer broom!
We were waiting for him, he is here. The first post-season NBA transfer took place between the Nuggets and the Thunder last night and, as usual, it was ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski who broke the news. On the program for this first exchange? The sending of JaMychal Green to the Oklahoma City side once morest the pick 30 of the upcoming Draft and the second rounds of following years. For the Thunders it is a protected choice in the first round of the Draft 2027 which makes the way in the suitcases of JaMych ‘, the operation benefits everyone and we explain to you immediately why.
On the one hand, the Nuggets get rid of a player option at 8.2 million next year, while offering themselves a second place in the first round of the Draft. Already in possession of choice 21, Denver will be able to try to recover a second promising profile or a rotation player via an exchange. It is also possible to envisage a desire for the Nuggs to move up the selection order by passing the two choices to a franchise with a higher spot. In short, the opportunities at this level are numerous… but the real great operation is in terms of salary. With a payroll that should push Denver into the luxury tax next season, everything is good to get rid of the smallest superfluous millions. This would also make it possible to take advantage of a mid level exception or of a trade exception of 8.2 million, enough to have a little flexibility to strengthen the group.
ESPN Sources: Denver is trading F JaMychal Green and a protected 2027 first-round pick to Oklahoma City for the No. 30 pick in this month’s NBA Draft and two future second-round picks. Nuggets have No. 21 and 30 in this draft now and Thunder has Nos. 2, 12 and 34.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 13, 2022
On the Thunder side, the accumulation operation of Draft choices in the first round continues. With no fewer than 19 top-30 picks by 2027, the team is poised to return to the top of the NBA via youth in the coming years. At the financial level? The Woj’ tells us that OKC still has $31 million to distribute the pro season, so Green’s salary will be absorbed without too much hassle. Nothing tells us that the future choice number 30 of this vintage will not be an exceptional player, but there is still little chance statistically that this will happen, and in any case the franchise should continue to squat a little longer. western funds, a story of developing your foals and always benefiting from a new nugget in June, every June… but until when, that is the question.
The transfer season is now open. JaMychal Green is the first to pack his bags, but many more will follow, with no doubt some big fish in the trade. The Draft is in nine days, but the NBA is slowly warming up… and that announces a great treat.
Sources : spotrac.com / Twitter @AdrianWojnarowski
