Trail Blazers send Reath and draft picks to Hawks for Krejci

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers acquired forward Vit Krejci from the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday in exchange for injured center Duop Reath and a pair of draft picks.

Krejci averaged 9.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 22.3 minutes this season. In his fifth NBA season, Krejci made 42.3 percent of his 3-pointers, averaging 2.2 per game.

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Reath, who hasn’t played since Jan. 18, underwent surgery Thursday to repair a stress fracture in his right foot and is expected to miss the remainder of the season.

Reath, in his third year, averaged 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds in 8.1 minutes per game. He won a bronze medal with Australia at the Tokyo Olympics.

Portland also sent the Hawks a second-round pick (via Atlanta) in 2027, and a second-round pick (via New York) in 2030, as part of the trade.

The NBA’s trading deadline is Thursday.

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