Boston Celtics: 2 trades with the Atlanta Hawks for John Collins

Boston Celtics trade No. 2) Aaron Nesmith joins Trae Young in Atlanta

Trading away a player so early in his career is never an easy decision to make, especially one as highly-touted as Aaron Nesmith was coming out of Vanderbilt. However, like our reasoning with trading away Grant Williams, if the trade-off is landing John Collins, it’s a conversation certainly worth having.

With this move, Trae Young would acquire yet another scorer he can dish it to and rack up his assist total, while also having a defense potential ease up on him and, in turn, make scoring even easier for the All-Star.

Tabbed by many as the best shooter in this past NBA Draft, Nesmith comes into the league after finding himself averaging 23 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.4 steals, and just under a block per game while shooting 51 percent from the field and a whopping 52 percent from deep during his final season in college.

Though he has yet to find consistent playing time in the NBA, logging minutes on just three occasions, this should not deter Atlanta from viewing the wing in high regards, as this lack of play was expected given Boston’s overabundance of talents at the same position already on the roster.

Perhaps on the Hawks, minutes could be easier to come across.

And, of course, we see Collins coming to the Boston Celtics, bolstering the team’s big-man rotation for the first time in what feels like ages.

Agree with our hypothetical trade packages? Perhaps you have another idea in mind?

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