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Report: Nets Acquire G Kobe Bufkin From Hawks
The Hawks generated a $4.5 million trade exception and increased roster flexibility by trading Bufkin, who struggled with injuries, to the Nets who aim to exceed the salary floor.
- Shams Charania reported Monday that the Atlanta Hawks traded former first-round pick Kobe Bufkin to the Brooklyn Nets for $110,000 in cash considerations.
- By generating a trade exception, the Atlanta Hawks created a $4.5MM trade exception, leaving them $7.7 million below the luxury-tax line and $15.8 million under the first-apron hard cap.
- After shoulder surgery in January, Kobe Bufkin was cleared for Summer League in Las Vegas, impressing despite injuries including a fractured thumb and sprained toe.
- With Bufkin off the Hawks' roster, Brooklyn projects roughly $11.6 million in cap space, carrying 15 guaranteed contracts plus four partial deals, likely prompting roster cuts next month.
- The Nets have until October 31 to decide on Kobe Bufkin's $6.9MM team option for 2026/27, and must waive or trade players next month to finalize their 15-man roster.
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Nets acquire Kobe Bufkin from Hawks, sign David Muoka: report
The Nets have acquired guard Kobe Bufkin from the Atlanta Hawks for cash considerations, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Earlier Monday, Brooklyn also reportedly signed center David Muoka, a former member of its G League affiliate on Long Island, to a non-guaranteed contract. Bufkin, the 15th pick in the 2023 draft out of Michigan, has seen his first two seasons derailed by injuries — a fractured thumb, a sprained toe and recurring shoulder …
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