Nuggets Trade JaMychal Green, Draft Pick To Thunder For Draft Picks
The Denver Nuggets are trading forward JaMychal Green and a protected 2027 first round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 30th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and two future second round picks.
The Thunder will use some of their remaining nearly $30 million in cap space for the 2022 season to absorb Green's $8.2 million deal. Green will also have to opt in for $8.2 million for the 2022-23 to complete this deal.
Oklahoma City will still have over $20 million in remaining cap space this season to make moves around the draft. That cap space will dry up when the league changes over on July 1, when OKC is expected to be over the cap.
The Thunder also balance out their draft pick stash a bit. They were scheduled to have four picks in the 2022 draft, which would have necessitated waiving young players under contract.
Denver will clear some room around the luxury tax by moving off Green's salary. They'll also be in position to package the 30th pick with the 21st pick in an attempt to move up in the 2022 NBA Draft.
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, Khareem Sudlow
