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Kristaps Porzingis On His Way To Boston?

The rebuild continues for the Washington Wizards

Candi Waller

Kristaps Porzingis On His Way To Boston?
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Next on the Wizards trade block is Kristaps Porzingis. Plagued by injuries in the past, with the Wizards Porzingis showcased his skillset which earned him the name “Unicorn” early in his career. Porzingis played in 65 games this past season, the most he’s played since the 2016 – 2017 season.

Rumors swirled over the weekend about Porzingis being in serious trade talks over the weekend. Now these claims are more of a reality the night before the 2023 NBA Draft.

So far, here are the details:

The Kristaps Porzingis trade is a three team trade including the Wizards, Boston Celtics, and LA Clippers. Porzingis will head to Boston, Malcolm Brogdon to the Clippers, and Marcus Morris, Amir Coffey, Danilo Gallinari and the 30th pick in this year’s Draft head to Washington.

For this trade to work, Porzingis would need to opt-in to his $36M deal for the upcoming season. Reports are there are still outstanding issues before an official agreement can be reached.

Further details will be shared here as we have them.

UPDATE: While one trade fell apart, another emerged. Porzingis still landed in Boston, with the third team involved in the trade being the Memphis Grizzlies. 

Through the Porzingis trade, the Wizards have acquired point guard Tyus Jones from Memphis, Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala, and the 35th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft from Boston. 

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Candi Waller
CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University.  Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren. 

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