Just one day after the Celtics introduced Kristaps Porzingis as the newest member of the team, TNT’s Chris Haynes reported that the Celtics are “expected to finalize” a two-year contract extension worth $60 million with the former Wizards big man.
The new deal isn’t a surprise – the Celtics reportedly made the trade, which sent Marcus Smart to the Grizzlies, with an extension in mind. Porzingis, however, took significantly less than the $77 million contract for which he was eligible.
Porzingis, it seems, might not have been exaggerating his enthusiasm about playing for the Celtics in his press conference on Thursday.