SAN ANTONIO — In a roster move, the San Antonio Spurs have made a trade with Boston for cash and center Noah Vonleh, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. San Antonio will reportedly waive Vonleh.
The Spurs are also waiving center Gorgui Dieng, which will open a roster spot.
The Celtics are trading Noah Vonleh and cash to the Spurs, sources tell ESPN. The Spurs are waiving Gorgui Dieng to create the roster spot.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 5, 2023
Spurs are waiving Vonleh too, sources said.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 5, 2023
The move creates more cap space for San Antonio ($27.1 million), and for Boston, they avoid having to pay Vonleh’s contract fully, which was set to become guaranteed.
The Noah Vonleh contract was set to become guaranteed on Saturday Jan. 7.
The move opens up a roster spot and saves Boston $7.15M toward the luxury tax.
Cap space in San Antonio: $27.1M
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) January 5, 2023
Ultimately, this was basically a financial move for both teams moving forward.
Dieng played 13 games in his second stint with the Spurs. He averaged 4.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game this season.