Report: Bol Bol to Celtics, Bryn Forbes to Nuggets in 3-Team Trade with Spurs

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San Antonio Spurs January 19, 2022.

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Multiple players are on the move Tuesday night with weeks remaining until the NBA trade deadline.

The Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs agreed to a three-way trade, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The Celtics will get center Bol Bol and guard PJ Dozier, while the Nuggets will get guard Bryn Forbes, and the Spurs will get forward Juancho Hernangomez.

Tim Bontemps said that this is a cost-cutting move for the Celtics that will get them out of the luxury tax.

Tim Bontemps is a friend of mine.
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Boston is very close to being out of the luxury tax. The Celtics have an open roster spot after cutting Jabari Parker.
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Bol is set to have surgery on his foot that will keep him out for up to 12 weeks, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. According to Mike Singer of the Denver Post, the Pistons had an issue with Bol's physical and the trade was nullified.

Bol has appeared in 53 games in three NBA seasons, but it wasn't because of injuries. He underwent foot surgery in his freshman season at Oregon and Denver decided to bring him along slowly. Bol averaged 15.6 points and 2.0 blocks per 36 minutes in his career with the Nuggets, despite not being in the lineup often.

Dozier will be a free agent after this season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Forbes is a sharpshooter for the Nuggets, who average 41.7 percent from three-point range. Forbes adds depth to Denver's backcourt as point guard Murray works his way back from a tornACL.

In 18 games for Boston, he has averaged 1.1 points, which is a career-low. The seventh-year forward should get more playing time with the Spurs. San Antonio acquired Denver's second-round pick in the deal.