Boston Celtics: 6 low-cost Plan B offseason center targets

The Boston Celtics have ideal free agent targets this offseason, but if those don’t pan out, these six Plan B big men can be had at a good value.

For those that follow the Houdini regularly (can’t say it enough, you are the best) you’d know that I have lofty expectations for the Boston Celtics this offseason.

And why shouldn’t I?

The Cs came two games from the NBA Finals in a season they were supposed to struggle to adjust to the wide-scale changes that went from transferring the power from the likes of Kyrie Irving, Al Horford and even Marcus Morris and Terry Rozier to a lesser degree to new point guard Kemba Walker, and under-24-year-old blue-chippers like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Of course, the season happened, and we now know the Celtics are better off in this brave new world. Not only that, but the team seems to genuinely enjoy playing together (playoff fights in the locker room aside).

They should have their pick of the litter for free agents who may have a tough time finding a long-term contract but can offer plenty in what will now be a second consecutive contract year. The ideal targets would be players like Christian Wood or Aron Baynes, but both could well find an extra few million to tip the scales in the favor of a non-taxpaying team.

In that scenario, instead of panicking–something Danny Ainge rarely does–the Houdini believes these six targets are fine Plan B options instead: