The Moe Wagner era has ended. Enter Jabari Parker.
The Celtics agreed to sign the former second overall pick to a two-year deal Friday and will waive the recently acquired Wagner, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports. Wagner does not have a landing spot yet and will continue to look for another spot in the league, per a league source, and Brooklyn did just open up a new roster spot for a big with the unfortunate health retirement of LaMarcus Aldridge.
This Parker signing is a fascinating transaction considering Parker couldn’t even hold down a roster spot on the Sacramento Kings while Wagner was starting for the Washington Wizards this year.
But from a roster balance standpoint, it makes perfect sense. Luke Kornet has cemented his place as the third center in Boston’s big man rotation, the ideal pick-and-pop complement to Rob Williams’ aerial potency and Tristan Thompson’s paint power.
