3-Team NBA Trade Idea Sends Anthony Davis To New York Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns To Dallas Mavericks
A three-team NBA trade idea sending Anthony Davis to the New York Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns to the Dallas Mavericks has been created.
NBA writer Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Knicks, Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets:
Dallas Mavericks get: Karl-Anthony Towns, Guerschon Yabusele, Tyler Kolek, Pacôme Dadiet, Ariel Hukporti, $4 million trade exception (Dwight Powell)
New York Knicks get: Anthony Davis, Jaden Hardy, Brandon Williams, Dante Exum, rights to Vanja Marinković, $2.8 million trade exception (Dadiet), $2.2 million trade exception (Kolek)
Brooklyn Nets get: Dwight Powell, $5 million (from Mavericks), 2027 second-round pick (from Knicks)
The Mavericks are expected to trade Davis after firing general manager Nico Harrison, sources told DallasHoopsJournal.
“The trade would need to be made close to the February 5 deadline, as New York must return to the standard roster minimum of 14 via a prorated minimum player,” Pincus wrote. “The Mavericks aggregate Davis, Hardy, Williams and Exum for Towns, Yaubusele, Kolek and Dadiet, creating a trade exception for Powell.
“The Knicks aggregate Towns, Yabusele and Hukporti for Davis and Hardy, generating trade exceptions for Dadiet and Kolek. New York acquires Williams and Exum via the minimum exception, though Exum’s rights drop to non-Bird after this season via the One-Year Bird rule (he gave prior consent to a deal).
“The Nets use cap room to absorb Powell, cutting Tyrese Martin‘s guaranteed salary (at the time of the deal) to create a roster spot.”
Davis is making $54.1 million this season, while Towns is making $53.1 million.
AD and KAT are two of the top big men in the NBA.
Davis, currently out with a left calf injury, is averaging 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game this season while shooting 52.0% from the field, 27.3% from beyond the arc and 74.2% from the free-throw line. He turns 33 in March.
Meanwhile, Towns is averaging 20.2 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game while shooting 42.9% from the field, 32.7% from 3 and 91.4% from the foul line. He turns 30 this month.
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