JULY 9: The Celtics’ deal with the Pacers for Brogdon is now official, per an Indiana press release.
JULY 1: The Pacers have agreed to trade veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon to the Celtics, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
The deal will send center Daniel Theis, wing Aaron Nesmith, and a 2023 first-round pick to Indiana, Wojnarowski reports (via Twitter). Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts, and Juwan Morgan are also headed to the Pacers in the swap, Wojnarowski adds (via Twitter).
The 2023 first-round pick the Pacers are acquiring in the trade will be top-12 protected, tweets Brian Robb of MassLive. If it doesn’t convey, Indiana will instead receive a second-rounder.
The Celtics wanted to acquire a “true play-making guard,” Wojnarowski explains (via Twitter), and were able to do so without including any of their core players in the package. Brogdon has battled injuries frequently over the course of his six-year career, but has been effective on both ends of the court when healthy.
In 2021/22, the 29-year-old averaged 19.1 PPG, 5.9 APG, and 5.1 RPG in 36 games (33.5 MPG) for the Pacers. Brogdon’s three-point percentage dipped to 31.2% last season, but he’s still a 37.6% career shooter from beyond the arc.
Although Brogdon’s name has come up frequently in trade rumors this offseason, he was primarily linked to the Wizards and Knicks in the weeks leading up to the draft. Washington addressed its point guard hole by agreeing to acquire Monte Morris and sign Delon Wright, while New York landed Jalen Brunson in free agency. That opened the door for another Eastern Conference club to make a deal with the Pacers.
Brogdon will earn $67.6MM over the next three seasons, including $22.6MM in 2022/23. In order to match his salary and make the trade legal, the Celtics will have to include five players in their package — the priciest of those players, Theis, is making $8.69MM next season, while Nesmith will earn $3.8MM. Stauskas, Fitts, and Morgan were on non-guaranteed minimum-salary contracts, which will become guaranteed for matching purposes, tweets Bobby Marks of ESPN.
The Celtics, who also reportedly agreed to sign Danilo Gallinari, now have about $167.5MM committed to 11 players, according to Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston (Twitter link), so team ownership doesn’t appear worried about paying a tax bill in 2022/23. Depending on how deep into the tax Boston is willing to go, the club could also make use of its $17MM trade exception, which won’t be utilized in this deal.
The Pacers, meanwhile, had interest in Grant Williams, according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report (Twitter link), but were ultimately willing to accept for a Celtics’ 2023 first-round pick that could land pretty late in the 20s.
Indiana may also see value in Theis and Nesmith, but the deal is more about the first-rounder and the cap flexibility moving off Brogdon will create. In addition to clearing some long-term money, the Pacers now have about $31MM in projected cap room this summer, tweets Marks.
The two teams will have to wait until July 9 to officially complete the trade, Marks notes (via Twitter), since Morgan can’t be dealt until then.
Wow! The C’s are busy!
Just my opinion
Celtics need to reconstruct Horford contract to 3-year $48 million (start at $14 million)
Celtics luxury tax free
Unfortunately it’s not football
nah let him walk
That’s not how it works man
Hey bot you can’t restructure it’s the national basketball league.
@Ojdid
Hey dude you CAN restructure contracts in the NBA but not to save money. You can only restructure it to increase money like when a player suddenly becomes a star, complains about his earnings and the team agrees to increase his salary over the course of his current deal. Usually the team might want to add years to, not just increase of annual pay.
@KnicksFan… You’re correct, with the addition of one caveat. The team that’s restructuring the deal HAS to be under the salary cap.
Wow the Cs are stupid. They’re getting an injury prone player with a bad contract.
lol, that’s a sillivan level comment
Holy mackerel! Celtics basically gave up nothing for Brogdon!
Pacers REALLY didn’t want Brogdon. Seems like they could have done better. Excellent move by Stevens!
Between this and Gallo, couple solid moves for the Cs
I hope the Celtics take the other Gallo. He stinks with the Yankees
Agree sadly the celtics still lack a legitimate big man .
This is the best way to say “I’ve never heard of Robert Williams” when you’ve never heard of Robert Williams. Nice play
I don’t like the Gallo pickup. He hurts their defense.
He will be greatly needed plus he is versatile 6 9 6 10
Great deal for Celtics but Brodgon has trouble staying away from injury bug
Perfect fit with Marcus and White. Celts have a solid 8 man rotation now. Tatum, Brown, Smart, RWIII, Grant W., White, Gallo and Brogdan.
Not bad.
I will miss Theis, the guy always plays hard.
Horford? he was a beast on the last playoff run.
OMG sorry i was so happy with Brogdan I forgot Everyday Al.
Hortford???
Smart is history
We got an expert!
All reports indicated that the Pacers were being stubborn w. Brogdon and all they could get is basically a first round pick? good for the Celtics obviously. I like Theis as an end of rotation guy and they’ll have room to play Nesmith, but I’m not impressed by him.
Wow. Celtics actually doing things. I like brad stevens in the front office so much more than Ainge already.
How will the Celtics even field a Summer League team now? Lol
Brad may be an even better GM than he was a HC, and he was a pretty good HC. Just another in a series of good moves for the Celtics dating back to last season.
Celtics leggo hb that
I feel like NYK could’ve & should’ve topped this offer. Apparently they got faith in guys like Jokubaitis, Duece & IQ to hold down the pg spot when Brunson’s on the bench. I personally feel like RJ & Julius should be used less as playmakers & more as finishers but looks like they’re both still gonna be leaned on to initiate alot of the Knicks offense again
The only way Indiana wins this trade is if Brogdon gets hurt again because they got very little in return
He will. He’s fragile.
Enjoy nesmith.
Works for both teams. They have Haliburton as their PG and are building for the future.
This is a steal in my eyes, win for the Celtics
Win for celtics if brogdon can stay healthy.i like brogdon
Brogdon is already got hurt checking his phone for this update
Slipped out of his hand and as he lunged for it, fell off the bed smacking his jaw on the night stand, landed awkwardly on his hip and wrapped his ankle around the bed post, breaking all 3.
Despite getting to the Finals, the Celtics were not a favourite in the East. They are now.
Good trade for Celtics. Another failed Ainge Draft pick shipped out for a good player.
To play with…great ainge draft picks.
Ainge was always too scared to trade away draft picks to win and ended up hoarding them for a bunch of mediocre guys. Could’ve won more sooner if they traded the picks that turned into bums like Langford, Nesmith.
Yeah I got your point. You missed mine.
Tatum and Brown turned out to be pretty good picks…definitely happy they didn’t trade those picks for George or Butler
Smart. Grant Williams. Rob Williams. Prithard.
Ainge drafted the whole rotation other than Horford and White.
You mean like Tatum, Brown, Smart, RWIII, G. Williams, Pritchard, etc etc.
They missed on Romeo and Nesmith.
Danny did pretty well.
Pacers wanted Morgan to try and boost ticket sales with IUBB fans.
Bro, Indiana…what? Nesmith, who was never used correctly/consistently, gives them some help 3 and D on the wing, which they needed, and now they have a thousand shooters at the same positions, but this isnt good value for a player like Brogdon…obviously they drafted Nembhard, and if you were going to trade Brogdon, I get it. I just think they could have done a lot better…
I guess of you look at it, Nesmith helps them on the wing, Morgan shores up the 4 spot with Brissett, Brown, anyone I’m forgetting, and then they have Duarte, Mathuron, Hield, Stauskas as shooters at the 2/3, with good defense at the 5 that can also shoot, set screens, playmake, etc…just wondering how Carlosle will use this roster if they keep these guys
For the Celtics, I’m waiting to see the end roster. Brogdon can play 1-3, on my opinion, and curious to see what they do with jom and Smart, and if they start everyone together, or bring someone off the bench. Definitely curious to see where they go
Nesmith is NOT a 3 pt shooter. He cannot hit anything.
Brogdon without cost
I like the deal as a Pacer fan. You get half a return for half a season of play and half a season of being “hurt”. I hope he plays better for the C’s and Stevens looks great after the year, but that’s a stretch. Take the 1st rounder, (could have three in the 1st now with Cleveland’s pick) and hope for the best. Maybe playing with a championship caliber team makes the aches and pains hurt less..
It’s a win, win. The Celtics got a good player for not a lot and the pacers got a 1st round pic for a guy that will be 30 in December. They both got what they needed.
I agree. Even if Boston falls into the lottery and the Pacers get that 2nd rounder, it was a contract dump. Maybe Theis ends up being a strong rotational player since Smith is likely going elsewhere.
Celtics win this trade. Acquire Brogdon at a small price and a probable late first rounder + Gallinari. Pacers were probably desperate to find a trade suitor. The Knicks should have pursued him if he was this easy to get.
Celts are officially stacked.
stauskas, fitts and morgan are unfortnately all probably done in the NBA
If you read the article they all made like 2M each for salary matching purposes. They celebrating tonigt.
Celtics have a great Coach and GM widening the gap between them and other leading teams in the East. If, and it’s a big IF, Brogdon stays healthy they’ll be coming at you with a lot of highly skilled and savvy veterans.
Danny Anige is good drafter. Rozier KO Avery Bradley. Nesmith will find his stroke he hustles better than most. Brogdon is a steal. We still have our Trade Exemptions too. Now we also can get some good ring chasing minimum vets, too!
I know the narrative that Danny cannot draft is hilarious.
I forget Scary Terry, KO and Bradley. Tatum, Brown, Smart, RWIII, G. Williams, Pritchard.
Everyone of those picks, including Tatum was questioned when they were made. Seems to have worked out.
You geniuses are counting Kelly Olynyk as a smart draft pick when Giannis Antetokounmpo was sitting on the board about to be selected by Milwaukee? Smh I’m at a loss for words
15 other teams past on The Freak too. KO was a Good pick. I did. Only Gorbert was missed by 26 other teams too. Shroeder is the only one after the freak besides Gorbet. KO did great in that terrible Draft. Danny is a top 5 drafter.
@Sankara
You right on that point but all GMs have similar bad moves
The Sank thought process.
Celtics drafted after he was chosen so try again
My bad they traded with the mavs
Jae Crowder has had a decent career too.
Excellent move by BOS. If Brogdon stays healthy, he’s an impact addition. That’s difficult to add for the pedestrian package they gave up. Good work by Stevens, again.
Big if. What’s the over/under for games played by Brogdon? 46.5? That might be too high. Then again, maybe this will be the year he finally stays healthy for a change.
True. But that’s a better risk for a contending team that believes its on the cusp, than it would be for a rebuilding team (like the NYK) that’s some years away. He’s not a kid, so his value is in these next 3 years of his current contract.
Atta boy, Stevens!
Pacers going to facilitate KD trade now for more future assets?
He must have a long term injury (like walkers knees)
With Brown and Tatum his 3PT% should go back to above average but B&T cannot keep the injuries away from him.
Maybe we should think about Durant now!
I’m maybe wrong but I thought you couldn’t trade back to back first round picks they traded this yrs for White
The rule prevents teams from leaving themselves without first-round picks in back-to-back FUTURE drafts. Since the Celtics still have their 2024 first-rounder, trading the 2023 pick now is permitted.
Didn’t they trade their 2021 and 2022 picks?
They traded their 2021 pick ahead of the 2021 draft. Then they traded their 2022 pick well after the 2021 draft passed.
Essentially teams can trade their draft picks every year if they do it one at a time!
Absolute steal for Boston if Brogdon is healthy. Wow
The only player in this deal who might play for the Pacers is Nesmith. For young players it’s all about fit and opportunity. Pacer fans saw that with Jalen Smith this year. I like Theis but he could be moved with say Turner and/or Hield for a more impactful player. The pick could used in a trade with a some combination of those players. Also we got more salary cap room which is significant.
Good point. Theis and Hield could be two guys going to Lakers, but I don’t see any return the Pacers would want, but if another team wants Westbrook, Indiana needs to facilitate as third party. I think this is now Turner and Halliburton’s team, but the rest will fall in place down the road.
So filler and a 1st.
Celtics going to make a bigger move down the track or just loading up of depth for the playoffs
Smart Brown Tatum Horford Rob Will
Brogdan White GWill Gallo
Will they try add a third star to Brown and Tatum.
In which case John Collins was looking very likely to leave Atalanta like 2 weeks ago…
Smart move. Add depth at PG. Brogdon is a solid vet. Who’s never won. He will play well for a contending Celtics team.
Wooow East loading up.
DiVincenzo please brad!!
Warriors got him
great picks by the Celtics today