2023-06-22 16:27:47
The summer started off vibrantly in the NBAif days before the Wizards had already given something to talk regarding with Bradley Beal’s departure to the Sunsnow the Washington team is back in the news by being part of one of the most explosive movements in this NBA offseason and the protagonists of this change that involves three teams are Marcus Smart and Kristaps Porzingis.
The trade that fires Smart from the Celtics
There were nine seasons with Boston and in that time, Marcus Smart became one of the most important players for the franchisehe was the winner of the Defensive Player of the Year award and his leadership was not questionable, today, all that is going to Memphis, well the Celtics decided to involve him in a mega trade that will be made official shortly.
The movement that occurred on Wednesday around midnight Eastern time in the United States involves three teams: Boston, Washington and Memphis. In the trade, Kristaps Porzingis goes to Boston, Marcus Smart joins the Grizzlies, while Tyus Jones moves to the Wizards who also receive Danilo Gallinari and Mike Muscala from Boston.
Also, as part of the deal, Those from Memphis send their collegiate selection of this Draft to Boston, which is number 25 and another collegiate selection of 2024 that belongs to Golden State.
A change that will give a lot of topic for analysis and that for now, puts Celtics fans in a situation of mixed feelings Well, on the one hand, one of the emblems of the team is leaving, who knew how to understand what it was like to play in Boston, in turn, a player like Porzingis arrives, who comes from his best season in terms of numbers and who will undoubtedly give a new dimension to the Celtics’ offense and that it will be of great help to the couple of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, who is expected to sign a contract extension.
1687451770
#Smart #Grizzlies #Porzingis #llega #Boston