The Knicks are reportedly trading Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks to the Pistons, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. New York is also sending its 2023 second-round pick, a 2024 second-round pick from the Heat and $6 million in cash to boost its deal with the Detroit.
In making the trade, the Knicks’ total cap space tops $30 million in hopes of signing Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson in the “neighborhood of a max contract,” per Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst.
The league’s free agency period begins at 6 p.