The Boston Celtics are finalizing a deal to acquire Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier for two second-round picks ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Magic have already traded Nikola Vucevic and now Fournier, and they have been entertaining offers for Aaron Gordon. The Celtics have been rumored to be in on Gordon.
Orlando will gather significant draft assets Thursday and has young players Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Fultz under long-term contract.
Fournier, 28, is averaging a career-high 19.7 points and 3.7 assists per game this season. He is attempting a career-best 7.2 3-pointers per contest and making 38.8% of them.
For his nine-year career, he is averaging 14.4 points per game. He gives the Celtics a solid scoring option off the bench.
The Celtics were able to take on Fournier’s salary by using part of the trade exception that they created last year in the move that sent Gordon Hayward to Charlotte, according to the Associated Press.
Fournier is an unrestricted free agent after this season.
The Celtics started Thursday eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 21-23 record, well below their expectations coming into the season.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.