Celtics Offseason

Kristaps Porzingis has excited reaction to trade to Celtics

The star center took to Twitter to express his excitement over joining the C's.

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Kristaps Porzingis is headed to the Boston Celtics, and he seems pretty excited about the opportunity.

The Celtics reportedly struck a three-team trade late Wednesday night with the Washington Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies. Boston acquired Porzingis from the Wizards and two first-round draft picks from the Grizzlies. The C's sent Marcus Smart to the Grizzlies, and also dealt Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala and a 2023 second-round pick to the Wizards.

Porzingis took to Twitter on Thursday afternoon to express his excitement over joining the Celtics.

He also had a message for the Wizards and their fans.

If Porzingis can stay healthy, he should give the Celtics frontcourt consistent scoring, quality outside shooting and strong interior defense.

He scored a career-high 23.2 points per game and shot 38.5 percent from 3-point range last season. The veteran center also pulled down 8.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. It was arguably the best year of his career.

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