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Examining details of the Bryn Forbes three-team trade
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The 2028 second-round pick the Nuggets are sending to the Spurs in the three-team Bryn Forbes trade will be top-33 protected, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). Wojnarowski also reports that San Antonio is receiving $2.35M in cash in the trade, including $2.15M from the Celtics. Presumably, that means Denver is sending $200K to the Spurs.

That cash will offset the higher cost of Juan Hernangomez‘s remaining salary. Hernangomez is earning a $6.18M base salary, plus $837K in incentives, per Spotrac, while Forbes has a more modest $4.5M cap charge.

While the three-team deal benefits the Celtics and Spurs from an off-court perspective, Denver’s willingness to give up a future draft pick for a player who will likely be a rental is the biggest story, writes John Hollinger of The Athletic. It’s a strong signal the Nuggets still believe they can contend this spring, perhaps with Jamal Murray and/or Michael Porter Jr. back in their lineup.

Within his look at the deal, Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News says Thaddeus Young could be the next Spurs veteran on the move. San Antonio typically doesn’t make many in-season deals, but it seems unlikely that Young – who is on an expiring contract and last played on Dec. 31 – will finish the season with the team.

Bobby Marks of ESPN (Twitter links) provides some additional information on the trade from the Celtics‘ perspective, observing that the team will likely absorb Bol Bol and PJ Dozier into a previously existing traded player exception from last offseason’s Kemba Walker deal, creating a new $6.9M trade exception in the process. Since Jaylen Brown is unlikely to achieve the bonuses in his contract, Boston may only have to shed about $850K in additional salary to sneak under the tax line, Marks adds.

This article first appeared on Hoops Rumors and was syndicated with permission.

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