Thursday's quiet draft night for the Boston Celtics has turned quickly into a trade whirlwind, starting with sending center Tristan Thompson on his way while acquiring Kris Dunn.
The Celtics are trading Tristan Thompson to Atlanta for Kris Dunn, and a 2023 second-round pick, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 30, 2021
You may remember that many Celtics fans were promoting Dunn as the Celtics choice for the number-3 pick, when Danny Ainge instead went with Jaylen Brown. Kris will earn $5 million this season in the final year of his contract.
Now we have Brad Stevens working a deal to bring Josh Richardson to Boston. The 6'6" guard/forward fits right in with Boston's all-wing corps.
The Dallas Mavericks are finalizing trading G/F Josh Richardson to the Boston Celtics, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Richardson is exercising his $11.6 million player option for the 2021-22 season for the deal.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 31, 2021
In reality, most of this activity is about opening up cap space for the near future. Financial flexibility is the goal here. Richardson, like Dunn, will be on an expiring deal this coming season.
Don't expect this deal-frenzy to stop soon. Brad Stevens may have one of the keenest minds in the business, and he may be more-suited to work in the front office than on the bench.
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