According to US media reports, German national basketball player Daniel Theis has to leave the Boston Celtics and will switch to the Indiana Pacers as part of a swap deal.
As ESPN and “The Athletic” reported on Friday (07/01/2022), Indiana’s playmaker Malcolm Brogdon as part of a barter transaction to the Celtics come. In return, they give Celtics according to ESPN five players to the pacers off, below next to Aaron Nesmith also the German national player Theis.
Theis with Boston in the NBA Finals
The 30-year-old was only in February as part of a swap with the Houston Rockets after Boston returned. Theis made it with the Celtics to the NBA finals, as the third German NBA professional. In the 2:4 defeat against the Golden State Warriors Theis only played a supporting role. Already at the beginning of his time in the NBA, Theis played in the 2017 to 2021 Celticsbefore joining the Chicago Bulls.
The Pacers had disappointed last season and the playoffs in the Eastern Conference clearly missed.
ESPN: Rudy Gobert via trade to the Timberwolves
The free agency period in the US professional league started on Thursday evening (US time), and according to ESPN, the first monster trade should already be dry. The Utah Jazz are said to have agreed to a change in their top star Rudy Gobert. The Frenchman, three times the best defensive player in the league, is said to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the future. In return, the Jazz will receive five players and four first-round picks in the upcoming drafts, according to ESPN from Minnesota.