Kristaps Porzingis Named in Celtics-Suns Trade Report After Kevin Durant News
Kristaps Porzingis Named in Celtics-Suns Trade Report After Kevin Durant News originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Kristaps Porzingis endured a challenging 2024-25 campaign with the Boston Celtics. Limited to just 42 regular-season games, the 7-foot-2 forward averaged 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game, while shooting an impressive 48.3% from the field and a stellar 41.2% from three. However, his availability was hindered due to injuries and an upper-respiratory illness that flagged him down throughout the season.
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Porzingis' health issues carried into the playoffs. In the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Knicks, he averaged just 4.2 points and 3.7 rebounds in only 15.6 minutes per game, shooting a meager 24.0% from the field. Debilitated by lingering fatigue from his illness, he was unable to impact the Celtics' rotation meaningfully, paving the way for questions about his health and future role.
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8).© David Butler II-Imagn Images
With Porzingis under contract for another year at a high salary, and the Celtics already managing luxury-tax commitments, there have been growing whispers that the 29-year-old could be one of the players Boston moves.
Amid this backdrop, NBA Insider Jake Fischer reports that the Phoenix Suns have been doing preliminary work on Porzingis.
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'I've also heard that Phoenix has done some background work on Kristaps Porzingis with Boston known to be exploring its trade options up and down the roster," he wrote. "Sources say you can likewise add Phoenix to the list of teams that had been hoping to elbow its way into Myles Turner's free agency this summer.'
This comes on the heels of reports that Kevin Durant could be traded from Phoenix any day now, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. That move could give Phoenix some flippable assets and create a need for another floor-spacing seven-footer—making Porzingis a compelling match given his size and skill set.
If the Suns were to acquire Porzingis, he could offer them high-ceiling offense, complementary rim protection, and elite spacing. It will also be interesting to see if the Celtics would involve Durant in the trade package that sends Porzingis to Phoenix.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
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