The Golden State Warriors have traded center Andrew Bogut and a conditional 2019 second-round pick to the Dallas Mavericks for a future second-round pick.
Dallas had reportedly been working on renouncing contracts in order to absorb the final year of Bogut's contract worth approximately $12.7 million, according to The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski. This would provide the organization flexibility to also attempt to sign Warriors forward Harrison Barnes, as well as retain cornerstone sharpshooter Dirk Nowitzki.
This comes on the heels of Kevin Durant's announcement on the Players' Tribune that he'll be joining the 73-win Warriors next season on a reported two-year, $54-million contract. Moving Bogut's contract will help clear cap space to ink the four-time scoring champion.
Bogut has been a member of the Warriors for the past three seasons after coming over in a five-player trade with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2012. He's dealt with his fair share of injuries over the years, but when healthy, he's a solid rim-protector who can move the ball out of the post and provide sporadic offense around the basket.
In 70 appearances during the 2015-16 campaign, the 31-year-old Aussie big man contributed averages of 5.4 points, seven rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.6 blocks in 20.7 minutes per game.
