Boston Celtics: “Pass or Pursue” on 3 recently buzzed about trade targets
By Mark Nilon
Buzzed about Boston Celtics target No. 2) Seth Curry
Next up, we have the second-greatest 3-point shooter in NBA history (according to career statistics) Seth Curry making the list. Finishing off his first year of a four-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks, the sharpshooting guard saw himself putting forth one of his best seasons as a pro.
Through 64 games, Curry finished the year averaging 12.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game on 50 percent shooting from the floor and 45 percent shooting from deep.
With him in tow, the Mavericks boasted one of the league’s most offensively efficient bench units, ranking in the top-10 for both 3-point percentage & overall field-goal percentage and ranked eight in offensive rating.
A career 44 percent 3-point shooter, a talent such as Curry would obviously be of great value to a Boston Celtics squad in need of added offensive firepower to their second unit. On the season, the C’s bench ranked 29th in points per game (28.5), 28th in 3-point percentage (31.8), and 20th in offensive rating (53.6). As we all know, these struggles managed to roll right along into the 2020 postseason, where the team ranked 14th in points per game (18.2) and dead last in offensive rating (39.6).
That said, however, similar to our reasoning to why we don’t believe the team should chase after Dejounte Murray, giving up assets for the likes of Seth Curry — despite his unbelievable shooting efficiency — is somewhat unnecessary being they have those 3 first-rounders and could, instead, add a scoring prospect such as Aaron Nesmith or Saddiq Bey free of charge.
Unless the Mavericks would be willing to take a package centered around the C’s later two picks and Enes Kanter, Curry should not be on Boston’s target list moving forward.