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Mavs send Bogut to 76ers in Noel deal
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AUSTRALIAN center Andrew Bogut has been traded from the Mavericks to the Philadelphia 76ers in a National Basketball Association deal sending forward Nerlens Noel to Dallas.
As the league’s transfer window slammed shut on Thursday ahead of the resumption of games after the NBA All-Star break, teams made final moves to tweak rosters for playoff runs or to reduce their payrolls in hopes of free agency spending next July.
The Mavs confirmed the widely reported deal with Philadelphia, which sees Dallas also send guard Justin Anderson and a first-round NBA draft choice.
The arrival of Noel, 22, means Mavericks veteran Dirk Nowitzki can move back from center to his more familiar role as a power forward.
“He’s athletic, big, he’s young, he’s got a lot of potential,” Nowitzki told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “He’s a rim protector and he’s long and he can finish around the rim.”
Bogut, the top pick in the 2005 NBA draft, helped the Golden State Warriors win the NBA title two seasons ago and was part of last season’s record 73-win Warriors team before being sent to Dallas to make salary room for Golden State to sign superstar Kevin Durant.
A 12-year veteran, Bogut is averaging 3.0 points and 8.3 rebounds in 26 games.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma City added frontcourt help for NBA scoring leader Russell Westbrook, obtaining forwards Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott plus a 2018 second-round draft pick from the Chicago Bulls for reserve guards Cameron Payne and Anthony Morrow plus French forward Joffrey Lauvergne.
Some of the marquee players who were the subject of trade speculation in the build-up to the deadline ended up staying put. The New York Knicks hung on to both Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler stayed in Chicago.
All-Star Paul George remained with the Indiana Pacers, despite preliminary inquiries from the Los Angeles Lakers.
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