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Boston Celtics: 4 players to consider trading for after James Harden deal

By Mark Nilon

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 08: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards smiles during the game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on January 08, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 08: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards smiles during the game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on January 08, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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Boston Celtics target No. 2) Myles Turner

For those of you familiar with our work at HH, you know how much we love the idea of Myles Turner in a Boston Celtics uniform.

Concocting trades for the 24-year-old big man for years now, we believe that there are many ways Danny Ainge could get a deal done and, in many realistic ways, it would be well worth it.

At 6-11, 250-pounds with a 7-4 wingspan, Turner has the proper build that allows him to play the five while possessing the skillset that allows him to play the power forward position as well.

For his career, the big man finds himself boasting 12.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game on 49 percent shooting from the floor and 35 percent shooting from deep.

This season, while his numbers are roughly the same, in the blocks department he finds himself swatting an outstanding 4.1 shots per game and, with his impressive displays on the less glamorous side of the ball, is making an early case for himself to win Defensive Player Of The Year, according to Tony East of Forbes SportsMoney:

"In the 2020-21 season, his defensive box plus-minus sits at +3.0, which is tied for the best mark in the NBA. His block rate is currently at a league-leading level. And he’s sticking with perimeter players better than he ever has in the past. To put it bluntly: Myles Turner is playing like the best defensive player in the NBA."

The center position is clearly still the weakest spot in the rotation for the Boston Celtics.

Myles Turner would be an unbelievable defensive-oriented/ floor-spacing big to roll out at the pivot moving forward in a lineup alongside Kemba Walker, Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum.

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