The Boston Celtics threw expectations a fairly major curveball on Friday with news from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that the team will trade for Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon. Per Woj, Boston is sending out veteran big man Daniel Theis, reserve wing Aaron Nesmith, and reserves Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts, and Juwan Morgan.
The Celtics will also reportedly include a 2023 first-round draft pick to sweeten the offer for the Pacers. “The Celtics wanted to land a true playmaking point guard and now acquire Malcolm Brogdon without costing themselves a core player,” writes the ESPN NBA insider. “The Pacers land another first-round pick in the deal.”
The Celtics now have an additional four roster spots to fill via trades or minimum deals, and armed with multiple significant traded player exceptions — the largest at $17.1 million — will be active on multiple fronts in the coming hours and days.
This is the full range of players Boston could focus on to take into their largest traded player exception. https://t.co/xLseuQfzEi
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) June 28, 2022
Brogdon has averaged 15.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game while shooting 37.6% from deep over his career of 6 seasons, all spent with the Pacers.
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