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Keith Smith: The Celtics will bring Nikola Vucevic in via the Kristaps Porzingis TPE, a league source told @spotrac. This will create a $27,678,571 TPE for Anfernee Simons that will be good for one year from the day the trade is officially completed.

Yossi Gozlan: The Boston Celtics will also create a massive $27.7 million trade exception. They accomplish this by taking Nikola Vucevic into the Kristaps Porzingis trade exception.
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Marc J. Spears: Hawks say Kristaps Porzingis (left Achilles tendinitis) will be re-evaluated in approximately one week. Zaccharie Risacher (left knee bone contusion) will be re-evaluated in approximately one week.
The Atlanta Hawks have remained resistant to including the Pelicans’ 2026 unprotected first-round pick and former No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher in trade conversations for Davis, as previously reported by HoopsHype. While Atlanta could still consider trading the expiring contracts of Kristaps Porzingis and Luke Kennard, the Hawks aren’t in a rush to make a deal happen with Davis hurt again, HoopsHype has learned.
The Latvian doesn't rule out returning to Europe to stay for good and continue his professional career once he finishes his business in the NBA. "Who knows? I always keep that open, obviously. I love European basketball, I love EuroLeague," Porzingis told BasketNews in an extensive conversation when the Hawks were visiting Toronto.
The Hawks center brought up the NBA Europe discussion and named some cities when asked about preferred destinations. "I've heard that there's going to be an NBA in Europe. I don't know how that's going to look, but there are definitely interesting things on the horizon. And who knows? Why not? There's nothing better than living in Europe, in my opinion, in cities like Athens, Barcelona, Madrid, to name a few," Porzingis said. "There are so many great places to live and have a great life outside of basketball and playing in front of some of the best fans. Partizan in Belgrade, Crvena Zvezda – it's a beautiful city, the fans are crazy. You never know, we'll see," added the veteran center.
Atlanta Hawks: An @emoryhealthcare injury report for tomorrow’s game at Golden State: Kristaps Porzingis (left Achilles tendinitis): Questionable N’Faly Dante (right knee, torn ACL): Out Zaccharie Risacher (left knee inflammation): Out
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Luke Hetrick: "All we can do is support Trae. He's been the face of this organization ever since he got here." @ATLHawks Dyson Daniels and Kristaps Porzingis on reports of a potential Trae Young trade. Trae is OUT for tonight after being listed as questionable with a quad injury. @wsbtv
"All we can do is support Trae. He's been the face of this organization ever since he got here." @ATLHawks Dyson Daniels and Kristaps Porzingis on reports of a potential Trae Young trade. Trae is OUT for tonight after being listed as questionable with a quad injury. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/ArHq1RTVYM
— Luke Hetrick (@LHSportsTV) January 7, 2026
Given Porzingis’ inability to stay healthy this season, expect Atlanta to gauge the trade value of his expiring contract on the market ahead of the deadline.
The Hawks upgrade Kristaps Porzingis (return to competition conditioning) to available for Monday’s game against Toronto. Luke Kennard (back soreness) is questionable.