World news – US – Celtics agrees to send Inis Kanter to Trail Blazers in a three-team deal that also includes Grizzlies, according to the report.

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The free agency doesn’t open its doors for another few hours, but the Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies make sure we have some moves to talk about in the meantime.. Early Friday afternoon, they agreed on a three-team deal that would send Ines Canter to the Trail Blazers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.. .

In addition, Trail Blazers will send Mario Hizonga to the Grizzlies, who will also receive the 30th overall selection in the 2020 draft, Desmond Payne. Meanwhile, the Celtics will get Canter out of their books, and will also receive a future draft of the Grizzlies, according to Wojnarowski..

Canter’s only season in Boston was not memorable. Average of 8 years. 1 point and 7. 6 rebounds per match from the bench and only appeared in 11 playoff matches during the team’s march to the Eastern Conference Finals. Prior to the trade, he picked a $ 5 million player option for the following season, although we now know this was just an introduction to the trade..

He will now return to Portland, where he spent the second half of the 2018-2019 season, playing a major role in the Blazers’ journey to the Conference Finals. . The Blazers were injured by injuries last season, especially in the front zone, and Canter will provide some much-needed depth.. His defensive responsibilities are well known, but he has always been able to score at home and has got to be a useful player for Portland – at least during the regular season..

For the Grizzlies, Mario Hizonga is what he is at this point. It will provide some extra depth to the winger, but it isn’t playing a major role next season. The real prize for them in this step is Bane. Bane, as an elite shooter from TCU, was seen as a steal in Selection 30 and should be able to give an instant boost to Memphis, who finished 23rd in the league in a 3-point shot last season..

Boston will technically have a future pick from the Grizzlies, but their main concern here is to find another team to grab Kanter’s money.. They did, but it cost them Bane, who some believe should have picked him in the draft instead of Oregon goalkeeper Payton Pritchard, who they took with No. 26 selection.

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