One NBA insider proposed that the Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors make a trade with each other this offseason.
Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report proposed the following three-team trade:
Sixers get: Andrew Wiggins (via Warriors), $1.1 million (via Blazers)
Blazers get: Kevon Looney (via Warriors), No. 16 pick (via Sixers), $22.5 million trade exception (Wiggins), $4.4 million trade exception (Robert Williams III)
Warriors get: Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams III
“The deal would be agreed to before the draft but executed on July 6, after the 2024-25 moratorium,” Pincus wrote. “The Warriors would have a hard cap at the first apron (projected at $178.7 million) but could avoid triggering it by including Gui Santos to Philadelphia or Portland.”
Wiggins averaged 13.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists this season for the Warriors while shooting 45.3% from the field, 35.8% from beyond the arc and 75.1% from the free-throw line. The NBA champion will make $26.3 million next season.
Looney averaged 4.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Warriors this season while shooting 59.7% from the field and 67.5% from the free-throw line. The three-time NBA champion has a partially guaranteed ($8 million) contract for next season.
Brogdon averaged 15.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists for the Blazers this season while shooting 44.0% from the field, 41.2% from beyond the arc and 81.9% from the free-throw line. The 31-year-old will make $22.5 million next season in the final year of his contract.
Finally, Williams III averaged 6.8 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Blazers this season while shooting 65.4% from the field and 77.8% from the free-throw line. He only played in six games due to an injury. The center will make $12.4 million next season.
The Warriors and Blazers missed the playoffs this year.
Meanwhile, the Sixers are down 2-0 to the New York Knicks in the first round.
The Warriors are expected to trade Wiggins this offseason. The swingman has played poorly the past two seasons.
