Sources inform Charania that Brooklyn will Schröder and one second-round decide to Golden State in alternate for injured guard De’Anthony Melton and three second-rounders.
Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, who first reported that Brooklyn’s return would come with Melton’s expiring contract and second-round compensation, recommend the deal is on monitor to be accomplished on Sunday, when Melton officially becomes trade-eligible.
Fischer hears that the 2 groups additionally mentioned Nets ahead Cameron Johnson, however he received’t be included on this commerce. Nonetheless, Warriors two-way participant Reece Beekman could also be added to Golden State’s outgoing package deal, Fischer notes.
Each Melton and Schröder are on expiring contracts and can hit free company in 2025. Melton earns $12.8M this season, whereas Schröder makes $13M.
Melton, 26, signed a one-year deal for the non-taxpayer mid-level exception with the Warriors over the offseason to attempt to rebuild his worth following an prolonged harm absence final season as a consequence of a again harm. Sadly, the defensive stalwart suffered {a partially} torn ACL simply six video games into his tenure with Golden State, requiring him to bear season-ending surgical procedure.
Schröder is off to a wonderful begin to the 2024-25 marketing campaign and is a significant motive why the Nets have been surprisingly aggressive thus far. In 23 video games, all begins (33.6 MPG), he’s averaging 18.4 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 6.6 APG and 1.1 SPG on .452/.387/.889 taking pictures.
Charania reported earlier this week that the Nets had been discussing trades involving Schröder, Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith, with the Warriors expressing curiosity in all three gamers. Now a deal for Schröder is being finalized.
A couple of reports indicated Brooklyn hoped to land a first-round decide for Schröder, however the group finally accepted a web acquire (pun not meant) of two second-rounders.
Based on Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Nets proceed to be energetic in commerce discussions, significantly involving Johnson and Finney-Smith.
