The Boston Celtics traded ahead Georges Niang and two second-round draft picks to the Utah Jazz to accumulate rookie ahead RJ Luis Jr., ESPN reported Tuesday.
Along with serving to Boston with luxurious tax points, the commerce clears a roster spot for Boston as a result of Luis is on a two-way contract. The Celtics are utilizing that spot to signal ahead Chris Boucher to a one-year, $3.3 million contract, Boucher’s agent informed ESPN.
Niang, 32, was despatched from the Atlanta Hawks to Boston in a three-team commerce final month, however the Massachusetts native won’t play a recreation for the Celtics.
Niang averaged a career-best 9.9 factors and three.4 rebounds per recreation final season throughout 79 video games cut up between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Hawks. He has posted 7.4 factors and a couple of.5 rebounds per recreation whereas capturing 39.9 p.c from 3-point vary throughout 544 profession video games (32 begins) for 5 groups.
Niang spent 4 seasons for the Jazz (2017-21) as a reserve ahead.
In Luis, the Celtics acquired a 22-year-old swingman who went undrafted in June and missed Summer time League with a knee harm. Luis performed one season at UMass and transferred to St. John’s, the place he was voted the Massive East Participant of the Yr and an Related Press second-team All-American.
Boucher, 32, appeared in 50 video games off the bench for the Toronto Raptors final season and put up 10 factors and 4.5 rebounds in simply 17.2 minutes per recreation. He has averaged 8.9 factors and 5.1 rebounds throughout 407 profession video games, 406 with Toronto and one with Golden State.
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