Detroit Pistons acquire Alec Burks, Nerlens Noel, 2 2nd-round picks for nothing in trade with Knicks

DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons have reportedly acquired guard Alec Burks, middle Nerlens Noel, and two second-round picks with out giving up something in a commerce with the New York Knicks.

That’s proper, Troy Weaver is at it once more.

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ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski stories the Pistons are additionally $6 million money within the deal. The second-round picks coming to Detroit are the Pistons’ personal 2023 second-rounder and Miami’s 2024 second-rounder, which had been each owned by New York.

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Meet Burks and Noel

Burks, 30, averaged 11.7 factors, 4.9 rebounds, and three assists per sport final season whereas capturing 40.4% from 3-point vary and 39.1% total.

In 11 NBA seasons, he’s averaged 10.6 factors per sport and shot 38% from past the arc. After spending the primary seven full years with the Utah Jazz, Burks has performed for six completely different groups for the reason that begin of the 2018-19 season.

Burks is about to make $10 million this season and has a staff choice for $10.5 million subsequent 12 months earlier than he turns into a free agent.

Noel, 28, scored solely 3.4 factors, and grabbed 5.6 rebounds per sport regardless of averaging 28.6 minutes for the Knicks final season. He’s a profession 7.3-point-per-game scorer on 54.9% capturing.

Noel will make $9.2 million this season, and has a $9.6 million staff choice for 2023-24 that the Pistons will nearly definitely decline.

Reasoning behind commerce

Wait, why would the Knicks give the Pistons two gamers and two draft picks in trade for nothing?

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They’re clearing about $13 million (the $19 million mixed salaries of Burks and Noel, minus the $6 million money) in wage cap area to make use of in free company. Particularly, Wojnarowski stories the Knicks plan to pursue Dallas Mavericks restricted free agent guard Jalen Brunson.

The Pistons had essentially the most cap area within the NBA earlier than this commerce, in order that they had been in a position to tackle these contracts whereas stockpiling draft picks and a few veteran gamers within the course of.