Ex-Celt Avery Bradley part of deal sending Blake Griffin to Pistons
Avery Bradley is set to join his third team this year after spending his entire professional career with the Boston Celtics.
Bradley joins Tobias Harris and Boban Marjonovic in deal sending them to the Los Angeles Clippers along with a first and second-round pick for Blake Griffin, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal will reportedly include Brice Johnson and Willie Reed for Detroit, and the first-round pick headed to Los Angeles will be protected 1-4 until 2021, when it will convey without protections. The second-round pick will be Detroit's 2019.The Clippers and Pistons have agreed on a deal to trade Blake Griffin for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, a first-round and a second-round draft pick, league sources tell ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 29, 2018
It seems that the Clippers are finally looking to rebuild or at least significantly retool, as they are reportedly taking offers on both DeAndre Jordan and Lou Williams, the latter of which has been connected to Boston as a player of interest by many analysts.Sources: Protections on Detroit's 2018 first-round pick headed to Clippers -- 2018: 1-4; 2019: 1-4; 2020: 1-4; 2021: unprotected. Detroit will send a 2019 second-round pick in the trade too.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 29, 2018
More details to come on this developing story.