According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns have agreed to a massive trade centered around young-and-promising point guards just before the 2015 NBA Trade Deadline.
It all starts with Brandon Knight going to the Suns.
Milwaukee has traded guard Brandon Knight to Phoenix, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 19, 2015
Phoenix lands Knight, 23, who is averaging 17.8 points, 5.4 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 2.0 3-point field goals made on a slash line of .435/.409/.881. He’s been the catalyst for the Bucks’ remarkable turnaround at 30-23.
Knight will now pair with fellow former Kentucky Wildcats star Eric Bledsoe in the Suns’ backcourt.
Sources: As part of Brandon Knight trade, Milwaukee gets Michael Carter-Williams, Tyler Ennis and Miles Plumlee.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 19, 2015
Milwaukee gets Michael Carter-Williams, the reigning Rookie of the Year, and Tyler Ennis, a first-round draft pick in 2014. Both players are former Syracuse Orange stars, with Carter-Williams serving as the 6’6″ facilitator and defensive weapon, and Ennis being more of a well-rounded offensive player.
Joining Carter-Williams and Ennis in Milwaukee will be mobile big man Miles Plumlee, who comes over from the Suns.
For Isaiah Thomas, Boston will send Marcus Thornton and a 2016 first-round pick via Cleveland to Phoenix, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 19, 2015
Isaiah Thomas signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Suns during the summer of 2014. He’ll go to the Boston Celtics, which has been rumored to be after him for quite some time.
Thomas will compete with Marcus Smart for the starting point guard role.
Marcus Thornton is averaging 8.9 points on 41.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc. He’ll give the Suns yet another undersized and productive scoring guard who can convert from beyond the arc.
For a full and brief recap: Knight, Thornton and a 2016 first-round draft pick go to the Suns, while Carter-Williams, Ennis and Plumlee head to the Bucks and Thomas goes to the Celtics.
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