• Download the NBA App
The Celtics have traded forward Georges Niang and two future second-round draft picks to the Utah Jazz in exchange for rookie RJ Luis Jr., the teams announced Wednesday.
In a separate deal, power forward Chris Boucher has reportedly agreed to a one-year, $3.3 million deal with the Celtics, per multiple reports. Boucher has spent the past seven seasons with Toronto, where he was part of its 2019 championship team.
Niang is headed to Utah just a month after being dealt to Boston as part of a three-team deal that sent Kristaps Porzingis to Atlanta. Niang previously spent four seasons with Utah. He appeared in 79 games split between Atlanta and Cleveland last season when he averaged a career-high 9.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
Shedding the final