9:16pm: The trade is official, per an announcement from the Clippers.
2:30pm: The Clippers completed a minor deal before the trade deadline, sending cash to the Nuggets in exchange for the draft rights to Ismael Kamagate, tweets Law Murray of The Athletic.
Denver will receive $2.68MM in the deal, according to Bennett Durando of The Denver Post (Twitter link).
Because L.A. is over the second apron, the team won’t be able to send out cash in trades beginning this offseason, so it has made an effort to acquire the rights to some draft-and-stash players for future trade purposes.
The 6’11” Kamagate, a 23-year-old French center, was the 46th pick in the 2022 draft. Originally selected by Detroit, his draft rights were moved to Portland and then to Denver. He is currently playing for Bertram Derthona Tortona in Italy’s LBA league, on loan from Olimpia Milano.
WHOooo !!!!
Got size
Could be useful in a future trade.