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Julius Randle, No. 28 Pick Head to Nets in Three-Team Trade

Julius Randle and the 28th overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft are reportedly being sent to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a three-team deal, according to sources. The Athletic's Shams Charania.

·Jun 23, 2026·via ESPN
Julius Randle, No. 28 Pick Head to Nets in Three-Team Trade

The Minnesota Timberwolves are sending three-time All-Star Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick in Tuesday's NBA draft to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a three-team trade, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Monday night.

The deal also will see Nic Claxton go from the Nets to the Chicago Bulls , sources told ESPN. The Timberwolves, meanwhile, will acquire the No. 33 pick in the draft from Brooklyn.

The trade comes almost a year after Randle agreed to a three-year, $100 million deal to stay with Minnesota. Now, he'll return to New York after playing five seasons with the Knicks before they sent him to the Timberwolves as part of the Karl-Anthony Towns deal in October 2024.

Minnesota frees up significant salary with the remaining two years of Randle's deal, giving them more flexibility to retain Ayo Dosunmu and use exceptions.

_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49149223/sources-wolves-trade-randle-nets-claxton-bulls)._

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This story is summarized from coverage by ESPN.

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