Denver Nuggets acquire goaltender from San Antonio Spurs Brian Forbes In a three-way deal with the Boston Celtics, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night.
You will send nuggets Paul-Paul And PJ Bulldozer At the Celtics, and Tottenham will get a forward for Boston Juancho Hernangomes Sources said Denver would be selected for the second round in 2028.
The Nuggets are hoping Forbes can improve on their three-point shot. Forbes ranks third in 3-point field goal percentage over the past four NBA seasons among players with 1,000+ attempts, only behind Brooklyn. Joe Harris and Philadelphia Seth Carrey, selon ESPN Statistics and Information Research.
The Celtics will save about $4.3 million in wages as part of the deal, which will help them avoid the luxury tax. Dozier lost this season due to a ruptured ACL, and Paul underwent foot surgery on Tuesday that is expected to sideline him for three months. Dozier is an unrestricted free agent this summer, and Paul will be a restricted free agent.
Sources said Boston has no immediate plans to sell Dozier or Poole, certainly not before the Feb. 10 trading deadline. Paul, who failed in a physical game with the Pistons last week and scrapped a deal with Denver, could return this season. Bol and Dozier’s birding rights could come in handy for the Celtics this summer.
Hernangomez, 26, has played sparingly since joining the Celtics in the offseason, averaging 1.1 points in five minutes per game.
Forbes played his first four NBA seasons with Tottenham before winning a championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2020-21. He re-signed with Tottenham in free agency in August.
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