The Dallas Mavericks traded forward Josh Richardson to the Boston Celtics on Saturday in return for center Moses Brown, the organizations announced.
Richardson joins the Celtics after a season in which he was indebted to his triple by hitting just 33% of his attempts, but in which he left 12.1 points per game, 3.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and one steal. He’s sure to reinforce Boston’s second unit next season.
The Dallas Mavericks are finalizing trading G/F Josh Richardson to the Boston Celtics, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Richardson is exercising his $11.6 million player option for the 2021-22 season for the deal.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 31, 2021
The deal went into effect before Richardson’s next salary kicked in, giving the Celtics a $ 11 million trade exception.
Brown, meanwhile, averaged 8.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 43 games with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2020-21.
