Free agent point guard Terry Rozier is expected to agree to a three-year, $58 million contract with the Charlotte Hornets on a sign-and-trade deal, according to The Athletic.
Rozier, 25, has spent all four of his NBA seasons with the Boston Celtics, who are losing Kyrie Irving in free agency, which opened Sunday night. But the Celtics are expected to sign Hornets’ three-time All-Star Kemba Walker as a replacement at point guard.
Rozier, the 16th pick of the 2015 NBA Draft out of Louisville, would figure to step into a starting role in Charlotte after starting 30 games in 272 appearances with Boston, where he averaged 7.7 points and 2.9 points in his career.
The Athletic reported that Rozier was considering the Phoenix Suns before the deal with the Hornets came together.