Porzingis to Hawks: 3-Team Trade Rumors | AP Source

Kristaps Porzingis would be transferred from Boston Celtics to the Hawks of Atlanta as part of a exchange between three teams that will give Brooklyn’s Nets another selection in the first round of the NBA draft that takes place this Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement.

Porzingis would go to the Hawks, while Boston would get Georges Niang and a second round selection. Brooklyn would receive Terance Mann and the 22nd selection, which is in the hands of Atlanta, in the Draft Wednesday, said the person, who spoke with The Associated Press under condition of anonymity because the exchange is not expected to end until the beginning of the new year of the League, on July 6.

ESPN was the first medium to inform about the exchange, which was later mentioned by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The movement is the second important of the week by Boston, after the team agreed to transfer Jrue Holiday to Portland. The combination of these movements still keeps Boston above the tax line for the next season, but outside the second threshold.

This would give more flexibility to the Celtics – which will be without Jayson Tatum for at least a significant part of the next season due to an Achilles break.

Being below the second threshold is important; Once exceeded, that limit restricts the ways in which teams can exchange or sign players.

Porzingis – who, like Holiday, was part of the team that helped Boston win the NBA title in 2024 – will accrue 30.7 million dollars next season with a contract that is close to expiring. It was braking by a disease in the second half of the last campaign, as well as in the Boston playoff career this spring. But he intends to play for the Deleteonia national team at the Eurobasket this summer, which is a good sign.

“Thank you for all the support and questions about my health,” Porzingis published on social networks this week. “I have felt excellent throughout the break after the season and I look forward to a European championship tournament, healthy and strong.”

Porzingis averaged 19.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 42 duels this season.

The Nets now technically have five selections in the first round on Wednesday. They already have the 8th, 19th, 26th yh 27ma. And, essentially, they will be choosing for Nets now also at number 22.

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