Kristaps Porzingis On His Way To Boston?

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.
Breaking: Celtics, Wizards, Clippers are closing in on a trade sending Kristaps Porzingis to Boston, Malcolm Brogdon to L.A., and Marcus Morris and draft compensation to Washington, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 21, 2023
Porzingis would opt-in to his $36M for 2023-2024 to make potential trade happen, but there are still outstanding issues to be completed before a deal can be reached. Boston’s Danilo Gallinari would be in deal to Wizards too, sources said. https://t.co/WoNkOcTYe5
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 21, 2023
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.
Source confirms Wizards will get Tyus Jones from the Grizzlies as part of the resurrected trade sending Kristaps Porziņģis to Boston and Marcus Smart to Memphis (@wojespn first). Washington gets one of the best backup PGs in the league.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) June 22, 2023
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.