Proposed Trade Sends Andrew Wiggins To 76ers, Kevon Looney To Blazers, Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams III To Warriors

One NBA insider proposed that the Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors make a trade with each other this offseason. 

Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report proposed the following three-team trade: 

Sixers get: Andrew Wiggins (via Warriors), $1.1 million (via Blazers)

Blazers get: Kevon Looney (via Warriors), No. 16 pick (via Sixers), $22.5 million trade exception (Wiggins), $4.4 million trade exception (Robert Williams III)

Warriors get: Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams III

“The deal would be agreed to before the draft but executed on July 6, after the 2024-25 moratorium,” Pincus wrote. “The Warriors would have a hard cap at the first apron (projected at $178.7 million) but could avoid triggering it by including Gui Santos to Philadelphia or Portland.”

Wiggins averaged 13.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists this season for the Warriors while shooting 45.3% from the field, 35.8% from beyond the arc and 75.1% from the free-throw line. The NBA champion will make $26.3 million next season. 

Looney averaged 4.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Warriors this season while shooting 59.7% from the field and 67.5% from the free-throw line. The three-time NBA champion has a partially guaranteed ($8 million) contract for next season.

Brogdon averaged 15.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.5 assists for the Blazers this season while shooting 44.0% from the field, 41.2% from beyond the arc and 81.9% from the free-throw line. The 31-year-old will make $22.5 million next season in the final year of his contract. 

Finally, Williams III averaged 6.8 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Blazers this season while shooting 65.4% from the field and 77.8% from the free-throw line. He only played in six games due to an injury. The center will make $12.4 million next season. 

The Warriors and Blazers missed the playoffs this year.

Meanwhile, the Sixers are down 2-0 to the New York Knicks in the first round. 

The Warriors are expected to trade Wiggins this offseason. The swingman has played poorly the past two seasons.