The New York Knicks are set to make a run at Dallas Mavericks star guard Jalen Brunson. To get him an offer in the ballpark of something he’d consider, New York had to shed some cap space.
Former Kentucky Wildcats center Nerlens Noel was a casualty of that cap-space freeing.
Noel and guard Alec Burks, who impressed during his time with the Knicks, will be sent to the Detroit Pistons, ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski reported. He noted that New York will free up about $19 million in cap space.
The Knicks are trading center Nerlens Noel and guard Alec Burks to the Pistons, sources tell ESPN.