Even though trade talks with the Wizards and Clippers about a proposed three-team trade involving Malcolm Brogdon and Kristaps Porzingis fell through, the Celtics found a way to get a modified version of the deal done.
They sent Marcus Smart to Memphis, and added a pair of first-round picks while bringing Porzingis to Boston.
Grizzlies GM Zach Kleiman offered some perspective from the Grizzlies’ side on how the deal came to be while speaking to reporters in Las Vegas according to MassLive’s Brian Robb.
“When you come out of the season, you take a step back and you start to put things up on the board,” Kleiman said.