The Detroit Pistons have acquired Alec Burks in a trade with the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Burks was moved from the Knicks to the Pistons with Nerlens Noel, a second round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, a second round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft and $6 million for two second round draft picks and cash according to Brian Mahoney of The Associated Press. A major reason why this deal was reportedly made is because the Knicks have a hope of signing a major free agent and wanted some financial room in the salary cap era of the National Basketball Association.
Burks and Noel became the latest former Knicks to join the Pistons. They are joined by Kemba Walker, who went to Detroit on the day of the NBA Draft.
Burks is a shooting guard and small forward from Grandview, Missouri. He was the first round pick, 12th overall, by the Utah Jazz in the 2011 NBA Draft. The Pistons will become the seventh NBA team he has played for. He has also played with the Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, Sacramento Kings, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks.
In 81 games for the Knicks in 2021-22, he had 11.7 points per game, 4.9 rebounds per game, three assists per game, a .391 field goal percentage, .404 three point percentage and a .822 free throw percentage.
Noel, a center from Malden, Massachusetts, is joining his fifth NBA team. He has previously played with the Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder in addition two the Knicks.
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