The NBA world is going crazy over a potential Boston Celtics-New York Knicks trade for Kristaps Porzingis, but one of the latest reports threw a bit of cold water on all the rumors.
New York has “ridiculous” demands for the star forward, a source told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, and the source added that “the sense” is the C’s will keep the No. 3 overall selection for Thursday’s 2017 NBA Draft.
Oh, and there also was this.
The Knicks reportedly want the No. 3 pick, the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first-round selection, Jaylen Brown and Jae Crowder in exchange for Porzingis, while the Celtics apparently have countered with the third pick in Thursday’s draft, a player and another first-rounder, which Boston would try to acquire Thursday. So it’s likely no coincidence that the Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly are in discussions about the latter’s No. 7 pick.
But the Knicks and Celtics apparently still have some work to do if they want to make a deal.
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