Nets trade Andrei Kirilenko to 76ers
The Brooklyn Nets have acquired forward Brandon Davies from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for forward Andrei Kirilenko, guard Jorge Gutierrez, the Nets' second round draft pick in 2020 and the right to swap second round picks in 2018,,General Manager Billy King announced today.
In addition, the Nets created a $3.4 million trade exception and a $916,000 trade exception with the transaction.
Davies (6’10”, 240) joins the Nets after spending the last two seasons with the 76ers. This season, Davies, 23, has seen action in 20 games (six starts), and posted averages of 6.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 19.0 minutes per game.
Kirilenko has seen action in seven games this season, totaling three points and eight rebounds in 36 minutes. In 13 NBA seasons, Kirilenko has appeared in 797 games (546 starts) and averaged 11.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.8 blocks in 30.0 minutes per game.
Gutierrez has appeared in nine games, averaging 1.8 points in 4.3 minutes per game.
In a related move, the Sixers have waived Malcolm Lee to make room for Kirilenko and Gutierrez.