Timberwolves reportedly trading Julius Randle to Nets in 3-team deal that sends Nic Claxton to Bulls

The Minnesota Timberwolves are sending Julius Randle to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade that sends Nic Claxton to the Chicago Bulls, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports.

Per the report, the Timberwolves are actually moving down in the draft to facilitate the trade and get Randle off their payroll. Here are the full details of the trade, per Charania:

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Minnesota is sending Randle and the No. 28 pick in this week’s NBA Draft to the Nets. In return, the Timberwolves will receive only Brooklyn’s No. 33 pick in the second round. The Bulls, per the report, will receive Claxton and give up nothing in the deal while taking on the two remaining years of his four-year, $97 million contract.