UPDATE: Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, this one fell through:
The three-team talks on a Porzingis-Brogdon deal with Celtics, Wizards and Clippers have fallen apart, sources tell ESPN. Sides are moving on. https://t.co/WoNkOcTYe5
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 22, 2023
But also:
The Wizards are still working on ways to get Kristaps Porzingis to the Celtics in an opt-in and trade scenario, but it won't be in a three-way with the Clippers, sources tell ESPN. Porzingis still has the ability to decline his $36 million player option and become a free agent.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 22, 2023
We’ve got ourselves a reported three-way NBA trade in the works before the 2023 draft, and it’s an intriguing one involving two probable playoff squads and a rebuilding franchise that’s made a bunch of headlines lately.
The big names? Kristaps Porzingis, who will join his fourth NBA franchise after spending his first eight seasons in New York, Dallas and Washington. And then there’s Malcolm Brogdon, who just won Sixth Man of the Year in Boston.
News of the deal as it was coming together dropped on Thursday, so we’ll grade it in its current state, and will update when it’s truly finalized. Let’s dive in: