The Boston Celtics are trading veteran forward Georges Niang and two second-round picks to the Utah Jazz in exchange for rookie guard RJ Luis Jr., according to a report from ESPN's Shams Charania.

The move allows Boston to slip under the CBA's second tax apron.

The Celtics acquired Niang earlier this summer from Atlanta in a package that sent Kristaps Porzingis to the Hawks . Niang, a Massachusetts native, appeared primed to play for his hometown team. But after corresponding moves made in free agency, the Celtics found themselves above the second-tax apron, which would subject the Celtics to future roster-building penalties.

Instead, Boston now has salary relief in a retooling season, with Jayson Tatum recovering from a torn Achilles tendon suffered in the Eastern Conference semifi

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