Report: Celtics working on three-way trade for Porzingis

22 Jun 2023

TSN

Report Celtics working on threeway trade for Porzingis

The Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics, and Los Angeles Clippers are in strong talks on a trade that would send Kristaps Porzingis to Boston, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Wednesday.

The Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics, and Los Angeles Clippers are in strong talks on a trade that would send Kristaps Porzingis to Boston, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.

The Wizards would receive Marcus Morris and draft compensation in the deal, while the Clippers would land Malcolm Brogdon.

Charania says the sides are still working through details and the $36-million player option held by Porzingis, with the Wizards also reportedly receiving the 30th pick from the Clippers in Thursday's draft.

The Clippers are expected to trade No. 30 in Thursday's NBA Draft to the Wizards as part of this three-team trade, sources said. Washington nets a first-rounder for aiding Porzingis opt in-and-trade. https://t.co/2AvIhWTQVW
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 21, 2023

Adrian Wojnarowski later reported the Wizards will also receive Danilo Gallinari from the Celtics and Amir Coffey from the Clippers.

Porzingis would opt-in to his $36M for 2023-2024 to make potential trade happen, but there are still outstanding issues to be completed before a deal can be reached. Boston’s Danilo Gallinari would be in deal to Wizards too, sources said. https://t.co/WoNkOcTYe5
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 21, 2023

Porzingis is coming off possibly the best season of his career as he averaged 23.2 points and 8.4 rebounds while shooting nearly .500 from the field and .385 from three-point land in 65 games for the Washington Wizards.

Once thought to be one of the NBA’s rising superstars, Porzingis suffered a torn ACL in his third season with the New York Knicks. The injury forced him to miss the entire 2018-19 season and he grew frustrated with the direction of the Knicks during his recovery, prompting them to send him to the Dallas Mavericks in a January 2019 trade.

The 27-year-old spent the next three seasons in Dallas alongside Luka Doncic, but failed to meet the high expectations set out for him at the time of the trade. The Mavericks then dealt him to the Wizards on trade deadline day in 2021, where he appeared in a total of 82 games over the next two seasons.

A native of Liepaja, Latvia, Porzingis is a one-time All-Star and a member of the 2015-16 NBA All-Rookie Team.

Morris, 33, averaged 11.2 points, four rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 65 games with the Clippers in 2022-23.

Brogdon, 30, joined the Celtics in a trade with the Indiana Pacers in July 2022 and averaged 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists last season.

Gallinari, 34, signed a multi-year contract with the Celtics last summer but missed all of the 2022-23 season due to an torn ACL in his left knee.

Coffey, 26, averaged 3.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 50 game for the Clippers in 2022-23.