Woj: Nets trade Kessler Edwards, send cash to Kings in salary dump

Feb 7, 2023 - 9:05 PM

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Kessler Edwards who filled in admirably last season after the Nets were decimated by injury is being traded to the Sacramento Kings along with cash considerations in return for draft rights to 28-year-old French point guard David Michineau. The deal that will save the Nets $8 million in salary and luxury taxes as well as open a roster spot.

In Sacramento, Edwards will be closer to his roots in southern California.

Adrian Wojnarowski was first with the news, noting that it’s possible Edwards will be moved again before Thursday’s trade deadline...

By opening a roster spot — the Nets now have 14 players under contract plus two two-ways — Brooklyn may be presaging another deal, one that would require the Nets to take on more players than they move out.

The 6’8” wing, the 44th pick in the 2021 Draft, started out as a two-way player, but with so many injuries to Nets wings, he wound up playing 48 games, 23 of them starts, before the Nets converted his deal to a regular season contract. He finished averaging 5.9 points and 3.5 rebounds filling the 3-and-D role. This season, after the Nets bolstered their wings, Edwards spent most of his time with Long Island on assignment, averaging only 1.1 points and 1.0 boards. He has a team option for next season.

Michineau is 6’4” who currently plays for Napoli in the Italian League. He’s not considered an NBA prospect.