Boston Celtics: 3 multi-team James Harden blockbusters

Why the Boston Celtics do it

Spencer Dinwiddie has been deemed a dream target by yours truly in the past and–especially now with Kemba Walker’s injury concerns and rising salary–that remains true. He would add a new dimension to the bench and a temporary boost to the starting lineup in Walker’s absence.

Giving up merely a first-round pick next year that should be in the late 20’s and Romeo Langford is an appropriate price to pay for Dinwiddie.

Why the Houston Rockets do it

Caris LeVert is a great building block replacement for Harden, and at just $17 million a year for the next few seasons, he may already be a better value than the “Beard”. Alongside John Wall, he could keep the team competitive as they face the prospect of no draft picks every other year.

Jarrett Allen adds another legitimate center to the rotation after Houston added DeMarcus Cousins and Christian Wood in the offseason. It would be a nice homecoming of sorts for the former Texas Longhorn.

Taurean Prince would also be making a bit of a homecoming being from San Marcos, Texas and playing his college ball at Baylor. Two future first ties the deal together.

Why the Brooklyn Nets do it

Forming a “big 3” with Kyrie Irving, James Harden, and Kevin Durant seems tenous after Durant’s recent comments seemingly shunning the idea of the All-NBA guard being traded to Brooklyn. To be fair, that isn’t what he signed up for, already ceding touches to Irving.

We’ll see if the former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates play together again.