Boston Celtics And New York Knicks Make G League Trade

The Celtics and Knicks G League teams made a trade.

Apr 3, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; The Boston Celtics logo is seen on the parquet floor at center court before the game between the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images / Winslow Townson-Imagn Images

On Tuesday, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported the news that Dmytro Skapintsev signed a deal with the Boston Celtics.

Skapintsev appeared in two games for the New York Knicks last season.

Via Scotto: "Boston Celtics and Dmytro Skapintsev have agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal, league sources told @hoopshype. The 7-foot-1 center from Ukraine was called up by the New York Knicks last season. He’s two-way eligible and enters training camp looking to compete for a spot with the Celtics"

Boston Celtics and Dmytro Skapintsev have agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal, league sources told @hoopshype. The 7-foot-1 center from Ukraine was called up by the New York Knicks last season. He’s two-way eligible and enters training camp looking to compete for a spot with the Celtics pic.twitter.com/yEyyGvcgWb

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) September 17, 2024

Later in the day, the Westchester Knicks (G League) announced a trade with the Maine Celtics.

Via The Westchester Knicks: "The Westchester Knicks agree to trade the Returning Player Rights to Dmytro Skapintsev to the Maine Celtics in exchange for the Returning Player Rights to Brandon Slater and Joe Wieskamp."

The Westchester Knicks agree to trade the Returning Player Rights to Dmytro Skapintsev to the Maine Celtics in exchange for the Returning Player Rights to Brandon Slater and Joe Wieskamp.

— Westchester Knicks (@wcknicks) September 17, 2024

Slater appeared in 30 regular season games for Maine last season.

He averaged 8.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contest while shooting 44.8% from the field and 37.6% from the three-point range.

The Westchester Knicks agree to trade the Returning Player Rights to Dmytro Skapintsev to the Maine Celtics in exchange for the Returning Player Rights to Brandon Slater and Joe Wieskamp per the team. https://t.co/fSK2F8RGmX

— Let’s Talk Knicks (LTK) (@LetsTalkKnicks_) September 17, 2024

On the other hand, Wieskamp has appeared in 38 NBA games for the San Antonio Spurs sand Toronto Raptors.

Last year, he averaged 13.0 points 5.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 50.0% from the field and 36.7% from the three-point range in 31 G League regular season games.

Mar 18, 2022; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Joe Wieskamp (15) dribbles in front of New Orleans Pelicans forward Gary Clark (12) in the second half at the AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images / Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images

The Celtics are coming off a season where they won the 2024 NBA Championship over the Dallas Mavericks.

Meanwhile, the Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the second round.