ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Hawks confirmed an agreement yesterday to acquire the NBA draft rights to Washington State centre Mouhamed Gueye from the Boston Celtics.
The Hawks will send a future second-round pick to the Celtics.
The Hawks say they have reached an agreement “in principle” for the 6-foot-11 Gueye, and the details will be finalised at a future date.
The Celtics drafted Gueye with the number 39 overall pick in the second round on Friday before reaching the agreement to trade the rights to Gueye to Atlanta. Gueye, from Senegal, moved to California when he was 16. He averaged 14.3 points and 8.4 rebounds for Washington State as a sophomore last season.
The Hawks selected guard Kobe Bufkin of Michigan in the first round, at number 15 overall.
The Hawks selected wing player Seth Lundy from Penn State at number 46 overall.
The team plans on having a news conference with Bufkin, Gueye and Lundy at the Hawks’ practice facility on Tuesday.
