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Proposed Kristaps Porziņģis trade to Celtics falls apart

A proposed trade involving the Los Angeles Clippers that would have sent Kristaps Porziņģis to the Boston Celtics fell apart on Wednesday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

The Washington Wizards and Celtics are still working on making the deal happen, but it won’t involve the Clippers, Wojnarowski reports.

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Earlier Wednesday, Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the Celtics, Wizards and Clippers were closing in on a three-way deal that would have sent Porziņģis to Boston. Per the reported parameters, the Wizards would have received Marcus Morris and the no. 30 picks in Thursday’s draft from Los Angeles, while Boston would send Malcolm Brogdon to the Clippers.

Marc Stein reports that injury concerns around Brogdon prompted the Clippers to back out of talks.

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The Clippers would also have sent winger Amir Coffey to Washingtonand the Celtics would have sent Danilo Gallinari to the Wizards in the deal, per Wojnarowski. The trade would have required Porziņģis to opt into his $36 million player option for the upcoming season.