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Portland trades Crabbe to Nets; could it impact the 2018 Brooklyn pick?

The Portland Trailblazers have traded guard Allen Crabbe to the Brooklyn Nets, potentially impacting the value of the 2018 Nets first round pick the Boston Celtics control.

Portland has traded Allen Crabbe to Brooklyn for Andrew Nicholson, league sources tell ESPN.
Portland will waive and stretch Nicholson's contract, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 25, 2017

The move, which sends Andrew Nicholson to the Blazers, was primarily about lowering their tax bill after spending too liberally in the summer of 2016.