Celtics Make Another Big Trade - Porzingis Headed to Atlanta

Celtics Make Another Big Trade - Porzingis Headed to Atlanta

Just a day after the Celtics shipped Jrue Holiday to Portland, the Boston Celtics made another big move intended to lower their spending and get the team under the luxury tax.

 

This deal and the Holiday deal give the Celts significant payroll relief and the Celtics are now out of the second apron which triggers massive penalties and sanctions on teams that exceed the threshold.

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In the deal, the Hawks traded Niang and a second-round pick to the Celtics in a three-team deal that sent Porzingis and a second-round pick back to Atlanta, and Terance Mann and the No. 22 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft to the Nets.

 

With Porzingis, the Celtics won the NBA championship two seasons ago, but over the two seasons in Boston, he missed nearly as many games due to injury and illness as he played.

 

“Niang was traded from the Cavaliers to the Hawks in February of 2025 and averaged 12.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 23.0 minutes across his 28 regular-season appearances for Atlanta. Due to Jayson Tatum (Achilles) potentially being out for all of 2025-26, Niang could compete for a starting role in the Celtics' forward rotation,” reports CBS Sports.