Sources: Portland Trail Blazers get Enes Kanter back in trade with Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies

The Portland Trail Blazers are acquiring Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter in a three-way deal that also includes the Memphis Grizzlies, sources tell ESPN.

The Grizzlies gets  Mario Hezonja and the 30th pick ( Desmond Bane) from draft-night deals as part of the trade. The Celtics get a future Memphis draft consideration.

Kanter returns to the Blazers, where he had a terrific stretch after signing as a buyout free agent in 2019. In 23 games with Portland, Kanter averaged 13.1 points and 8.6 rebounds.

Kanter's $5 million salary slides into Portland's $7 million trade exception and allows the Blazers again pair  Jusuf Nurkic with Kanter, a model that helped lead Portland to the Western Conference finals.

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Nurkic suffered an injury late that season, but now he'll be the starter with Kanter as the backup.

Zach Collins, who missed most of the 2019-20 season due to injuries, is recovering from ankle surgery.