The Celtics are still freeing up their cap space, and the Pope will head to the Eagles!

Part 2 of the Celtics Financial Reset is here. Just like trading Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, the deal involved the last player in the Boston 2024 Championship puzzle.

Details:

Celtics: Send Porzingis away, future second-round draft pick; get George Gion and second-round draft pick

Hawks: Send Mann away, 25-year first-round draft pick. Get the Pope;

Nets: Get Mann, 25-year draft. Sending George Gion away Second round pick

Porzingis combines basket protection, outside shooting and inside defense, giving Boston a different dimension in the 2023-24 season. He has had limited contributions during the playoffs, between injuries, and despite this, he played a major role in the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks.

In addition to returning from playoff leg surgery, illness was also a problem with Porzingis last season. A mysterious illness helped Porzingis play only 42 games in the regular season, the fewest games in his career that he missed the entire 2018-19 season except for a torn ACL. After the disease relapsed, Porzingis had only 4.2 points in a total of 4.2 points per game in the Celtics’ second-round series loss to the New York Knicks.

Swap Porzingis’ $30.7 million salary in the final season of the contract to $8.2 million in annual salary George Gion The deal itself saved Boston about $150 million in taxes.