Boston Celtics: 3 second-chance players Cs should target this offseason

Second-chance player Boston Celtics could pursue No. 3) Harry Giles

Last but certainly not least we have Sacramento Kings big man Harry Giles.

The young talent has had a rocky start thus far to his NBA profession. Seen as one of the best basketball prospects in the country back during his high school days in 2016, a series of knee injuries have managed to derail his once promising career. Selected 20th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers — later traded to the Kings — in the 2017 NBA Draft, the idea was that Giles would be healthy by season’s end to take to the hardwood and get some minutes under his belt before reaching year two of his rookie contract.

Unfortunately, this did not turn out to be the case and his entire rookie campaign was somewhat of a redshirt season. Since officially logging his first minutes in the league, the chance Sacramento took on Giles has not panned out the way they had hoped (seven points, 3.9 rebounds on 52 percent shooting) and, with that, the franchise has opted to decline his fourth-year option for the 2020-21 season, making him an impending free agent.

With this, the idea of the Boston Celtics pursuing the 22-year-old with their MLE should be a no-brainer.

But hey, don’t just take our word for it. Instead, let’s see Sir Charles In Charge writer Nick Alvarez’s reasoning as to why he believes the pairing could be beneficial for both parties:

"In the Celtics’ system, Giles would be reunited with his former college teammate Jayson Tatum and his focus would simply be on making winning plays. With the team’s player development and Stevens’ coaching, he would refine his rough edges. He would come up and set screens, shoot on easy open looks, and in the post, he would be great. Imagine having Giles and his passing acumen hitting Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum on easy cuts. On defense, Giles can grow as well; Giles has shown the potential to guard multiple positions, and the Celtics’ defensive philosophies should only foster growth in that potential. If not, his defensive deficiencies can be covered pretty well with the Celtics’ team defense strategies and the other defensive talent on the court, much like the team has done this year with Enes Kanter."

Of all the second-chance player that could be on the move this offseason, Harry Giles makes the most sense for the Cs to pursue.