DALLAS — Kristaps Porzingis will be in uniform and available to play in a limited role when the Boston Celtics try to complete a sweep of the NBA Finals in Game 4 against the Dallas Mavericks. “But we’re only going to use him in very specific instances if necessary.” When pressed on how Porzingis could be not quite ready but …
Kristaps Porzingis reportedly is headed to Boston Celtics in a three-team trade. Washington Wizards, the team shipping out Porzingis, reportedly will acquire guard Tyus Jones from the Grizzlies and a second-round pick in Thursday’s draft from the Celtics. In that scenario, Porzingis was to go to Boston with Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon relocating to L.A. while Clippers forward Marcus Morris …
The Washington Wizards have agreed to trade center Kristaps Porzingis to the Boston Celtics as part of a three-team trade that also includes Marcus Smart heading to the Memphis Grizzlies, two people with knowledge of the deal said Thursday morning. The deal also includes the Grizzlies acquiring Smart, the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year, from Boston in exchange for …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today’s word is “leverage,” because it was the defining characteristic of a wacky trade deadline day, one that featured a trade negotiation in which two teams’ seasons hung in the balance. At another time, the Mavericks’ somewhat unexpected trade of Kristaps Porzingis for a whole lot of not much, or Doc Rivers trading his son-in-law, or Boston …
Luka Doncic is too good. Signing Trey Burke instead of Cameron Payne, who had been playing for the Texas Legends, when the team entered the bubble in 2020 Trading Curry for Josh Richardson last November Signing Wes Iwundu and re-signing Burke, who is guaranteed nearly $7 million for the next two seasons Not bringing back J.J. Barea or Courtney Lee, …