Marcus Good’s response to being traded: ‘Full shock,’ in response to report

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“Marcus loves Boston … He thought he was going to retire there. He wished to retire there.”

Marcus Good has been in Boston for almost a decade, and he appeared to genuinely love being right here.

His time with the Celtics got here to an abrupt finish in a single day as Boston dealt him to Memphis in a three-team commerce that netted Kristaps Porzingis and a pair of first-round picks.

The Celtics raced to discover a resolution after the Clippers backed out of a deal for Malcolm Brogdon. Boston’s quest to finish the commerce earlier than Porzingis’ midnight deadline to opt-in to his $36 million participant possibility ended with Good heading elsewhere.

In accordance with Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, the transfer left Good shocked. A supply informed Himmelsbach that it was “a intestine punch” and his response confirmed “full shock.”

The Celtics added frontcourt depth and a powerful inside scoring punch with the gifted, however typically injured Porzingis who averaged a career-high 23.2 factors final season.

Boston moved again into the primary spherical of Thursday’s NBA Draft after including the No. 25 decide from Memphis. Additionally they nabbed the Warriors’ 2024 first-round decide, which abruptly obtained extra attention-grabbing with Draymond Inexperienced opting out of his contract and Jordan Poole being dealt to Washington in trade for Chris Paul.

There are questions on Brogdon’s well being. It’s not clear in the meanwhile whether or not he’ll want forearm surgical procedure, however he’s anticipated to be prepared for the beginning of the season both approach in response to Himmelsbach.

The Clippers’ determination to nix the deal over well being issues for Brogdon is a possible pink flag for the Celtics. Relying on the severity of Brogdon’s harm, Boston’s depth on the guard place might take successful. It was beforehand a energy.

Good seems to be an awesome match for Memphis. Grizzlies level guard Ja Morant has been suspended for 25 video games to begin the season, opening up alternatives for Good out of the gate. Good brings a defensive tenacity and veteran presence that might show helpful for the younger Grizzlies staff. Memphis will even be capable to pair Good with Jaren Jackson Jr., giving the Grizzlies the 2 most up-to-date Defensive Participant of the Yr winners.

However though Good is transferring on to a contender that ought to have a major position for him, it doesn’t make the commerce sting any much less.

“Marcus loves Boston,” a supply informed Himmelsbach. “He thought he was going to retire there. He wished to retire there.”