Celtics trade Kristaps Porzingis to Hawks in three-team deal

The Boston Celtics have traded center Kristaps Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal involving the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN. The trade comes less than 24 hours after Boston traded point guard Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <> Subscribe to WMUR’s YouTube channel <<

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

The Boston Celtics have traded center Kristaps Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal involving the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN.

The trade comes less than 24 hours after Boston traded point guard Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers.

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In exchange, the Celtics will receive 32-year-old forward Georges Niang from Atlanta.

Niang is from Methuen, Massachusetts and played high school basketball at Tilton School in New Hampshire. Niang is Tilton’s all-time leading scorer and led the Rams to the 2009 National Prep Championship.

Last year, Niang averaged 10 points per a game with the Hawks and Cavaliers.

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