Sources: Clips move up to draft FSU's Kabengele

ByAdrian Wojnarowski ESPN logo
Friday, June 21, 2019

The Brooklyn Nets have traded the No. 27 pick to the LA Clippers for their 2020 first-round pick, via the Philadelphia 76ers, and the 56th pick tonight, a league source tells ESPN.

The Clippers used the 27th pick to takeFlorida StateforwardMfiondu Kabengele.

The 6-foot-10, 256-pound Kabengele is strong inside and has good touch from 3-point range, making 37% from beyond the arc in two seasons with the Seminoles.

The deal, once official, will help to give Brooklyn $68.67 million in cap space.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.