UPDATE Celtics "closing in" on trade to land Washington big man Kristaps Porzingis

Sources: Wizards, Celtics and Clippers are in strong talks on a trade that would send Kristaps Porzingis to Boston, Marcus Morris and draft compensation to Washington and Malcolm Brogdon to Los Angeles. Sides are still working through details and Porzingis’ $36M player option.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 21, 2023

Depending on whether the draft compensation would include the Celtics surrendering any 1st round picks would determine if this trade would be a win or not for Boston. Today is the date that Kristaps Porzingis needs to opt in to his player option, so if this trade was going to go down it would be at now-thirty.

Malcolm Brogdon is seen as the guard the Celtics are most likely to trade to improve up front. Ironically the Clippers are also attempting to trade for Chris Paul from Washington, so that complicates things. Presumably it's one or the other point guard, so if CP3 is traded to the Clips, this trade would be off.

Marcus Morris who rivals only Jae Crowder in terms of NBA players rarely content for long with their role would like a larger one than the Clippers are currently giving him. He'd either get that in Washington or would be bought out.

Since Porzingis makes considerably more than Brogodon, Boston would also have to include additional contracts. Hopefully Payton Pritchard would not be one of them.

I'm keeping an eye on this trade getting folded into the Bradley Beal to Phoenix trade.

Aggregating the salaries of Beal and one of Jordan Goodwin or Isaiah Todd for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, and Marcus Morris would generate a $33.8M trade exception for the Wizards. https://t.co/h6RJkFgMOh

— Yossi Gozlan (@YossiGozlan) June 21, 2023

By my math Danilo Galliari would be enough contract wise to make the trade legal.

Update 3:30pm via Shams:

Latest from @ShamsCharania and the @TheAthletic label the trade a "high possibility."

— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) June 21, 2023

Update #2 via Shams & Woj:

Trade Level: Upgraded from "strong talks" to "high possibility" to "closing in" https://t.co/JM0nRUpKP6

— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) June 21, 2023

The Clippers are expected to trade No. 30 in Thursday's NBA Draft to the Wizards as part of this three-team trade, sources said. Washington nets a first-rounder for aiding Porzingis opt in-and-trade. https://t.co/2AvIhWTQVW

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 21, 2023

ESPN Sources: The Celtics are working on a trade to acquire the Wizards’ Kristaps Porzingis in a three-team deal that sends Malcolm Brogdon to Clippers. LA is sending Marcus Morris, Amir Coffey and 30th pick to Washington. Sides still have more work to do an agreement.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 21, 2023

IF the Porzingis trade goes down and both Horford and Rob Williams return, I can't see a scenario where Grant Williams remains a Celtic

— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) June 21, 2023

Looking like Danilo Gallinari never missed a shot as a member of the Boston Celtics

— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) June 21, 2023

Update #3 via Marc Stein:

The details of the contract extension (& Porzingis' health) will determine if the the Celtics made out well or not in this trade https://t.co/VvE9kR4K8S

— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) June 21, 2023