Boston Celtics: 3 multi-team blockbusters involving James Harden

The Houdini creates three multi-team blockbusters to land the Boston Celtics a superstar to kick off the biggest week on the NBA calendar.

The rumor mill was recently put on notice when James Harden’s name was floated around as a possible relocator this offseason. While that newsbite doesn’t involve the Boston Celtics directly, the Houdini is here to come up with ways that it could.

Because it could.

Here are 3 multi-team blockbusters involving the $40+ million salary of James Harden and our beloved Cs:

Why the Boston Celtics do it

Pairing two top 25 superstars is always a recipe for championship success, and adding James Harden to Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown would be the best way to ensure the Cs will be in the title picture for the next three to five seasons.

Robert Covington as a floor-spacing combo forward/small-ball big man in Brad Stevens’ offense could be the underrated ingredient to a dynasty.

Why the Houston Rockets do it

Deandre Ayton is quite the way to kick off a rebuild. While he was probably not the right choice over Luka Doncic and Trae Young in 2018, he could be a solid option for H-town as they search for their next franchise big man to follow in the footsteps of Hakeem Olajuwon and Yao Ming.

Ricky Rubio and Kelly Oubre are (talented) salary-filler, but acquiring three 2019 draft picks (Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, Carsen Edwards) and a grand total of five future first-rounders is the true draw to the deal.

Why the Phoenix Suns do it

After years of futility, the Suns can finally escape the basement of the Western Conference and surround Devin Booker with a cast capable of reaching the postseason by acquiring 3/5ths of the regular starting lineup of the 2019-20 Boston Celtics.