The Nets are investing point guard Patty Mills to the Rockets to clear cap house, and Houston will then deliver Mills to the Grizzlies as element of a deal to get Dillon Brooks, The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Kelly Iko described Saturday night.
Just after signing Mills to a a single-12 months offer in the 2021-22 season, Brooklyn re-signed Mills to a two-year deal value in excess of $13 million total past offseason. Mills experienced a powerful initially season with the Nets, averaging 11.4 details for each video game about 81 video games, but very last calendar year his generation dipped to 6.2 factors for each recreation in 40 appearances.
With the trade, Brooklyn offloads Mills’s $6.8 million salary for 2023-24. Mills won an NBA championship with the Spurs in 2014 and will enjoy for his fourth NBA group in Memphis following season.
The Rockets agreed to get Brooks on Saturday in a sign-and-trade offer that will give the veteran agitator a a four-year, $80 million agreement.
