While the Celtics have already had a busy offseason, the front office continued tweaking the roster Tuesday while shedding salary in the process. The first move was trading Georges Niang and two second-round picks to the Jazz, acquiring undrafted wing RJ Luis in return. Then the C’s signed Chris Boucher to a one-year contract. Immediately — as has been the …
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It would have been a homecoming for Georges Niang to play for the Boston Celtics. The Lawrence, Mass., native just didn’t stick around long enough to put on the green and white jersey. In the latest cost-cutting move during an offseason full of them, the Celtics agreed to trade Niang, whom they acquired from Atlanta earlier this offseason, and two …
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This is a nice bit of work by the Boston Celtics to upgrade while saving money, and the Jazz get a little bonus for helping out. First, the Celtics are trading veteran Georges Niang and two second-round picks as a sweetener to the Utah Jazz for RJ Luis Jr., a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN. This was a …
Read More »The Boston Celtics are sending recently-acquired forward Georges Niang and two future second-round picks to the Utah Jazz for rookie wing RJ Luis Jr., according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Niang, who previously played in Utah from 2017-21, returns to the Jazz, and his more than $8 million salary goes into the Jazz’s massive trade exception from the John Collins deal, …
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