Timberwolves trade Julius Randle to Nets in three-team deal
The Minnesota Timberwolves traded forward Julius Randle to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team deal that also involved the Chicago Bulls. According to The New York Times, the trade sent Randle and the 28th overall pick in the 2026 draft to Brooklyn in exchange for the 33rd pick and cleared about $33 million of salary. NBA.
com reported that the Bulls received center Nic Claxton as part of the same transaction. Yahoo Sports later noted that the Timberwolves also acquired a second-round pick and used the cleared cap space to sign guard Ayo Dosunmu to a five-year, $112 million contract. The three-team arrangement thus provided Minnesota with additional draft assets while freeing financial flexibility.