Josh Green to Memphis, Saddiq Bey to LA in cap-clearing trade ideas

Three late-summer money moves are pitched, none of them reported as under discussion. One would send Josh Green from Minnesota to Memphis for D'Angelo Russell and Kris Murray, saving the Wolves just over $3 million so they can complete Jonathan Kuminga's two-year, $12.4 million deal.

Another has the Lakers, currently at 16 guaranteed contracts, sending Jaden Hardy and Dalton Knecht to New Orleans for Saddiq Bey and his expiring $6.4 million salary.

Russell MEM → MIN | Bey NOP → LAL | Green MIN → MEM

D'Angelo Russell Dalton Knecht Jaden Hardy Jonathan Kuminga Josh Green Kris Murray Saddiq Bey

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