On July 7th of last year, Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks signed Allen Crabbe to a four-year, $75 million offer sheet, which Portland surprisingly matched.
Under the rules of the CBA, the Trailblazers were prohibited from dealing Crabbe to the Nets for one year.
One year and 19 days later and Crabbe has now been traded to Brooklyn.
In exchange, the Trail Blazers receive forward Andrew Nicholson. Nicholson has three-years and $20 million remaining on his contract. It’s likely that they’ll waive Nicholson and use the stretch provision on him, assuming he’s not claimed.
Portland also creates a $12.9 million trade exception in the deal which they will have one year to use.
In order to help facilitate the deal, Crabbe agreed to waive a trade kicker that would have paid him $5.6 million over the remainder of his contract.
Crabbe, a 25-year-old shooting guard, averaged 10.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 28.5 minutes a game for the Trail Blazers. Known for his shooting ability, he shot 44% from 3-point range (on 3.8 attempts a game) and nearly 85% from the foul line.
Brooklyn has done a great job of adding talent to the roster this season despite the handicap of not having much in the form of assets to deal.
It’s likely that Crabbe will move into the starting lineup at the shooting guard position, opposite fellow newcomer, D’Angelo Russell.
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