Boston Celtics: 3 trades with the Brooklyn Nets to land Joe Harris

Boston Celtics trade No. 3) Brooklyn lands a new starting center

This past offseason, the OKC Thunder acquired veteran big man/ ex-Boston Celtics center Al Horford during Sam Presti’s wheeling and dealing extravaganza.

The idea behind the acquisition, however, is that the rebuilding Thunder are just trying to build up his stock in an effort to flip him at some point this season to attain more future assets to add to their already illustrious collection.

In this deal, we see Oklahoma City doing exactly that, as they manage to get a decent haul of Daniel Theis, Romeo Langford, a few picks, and, perhaps the biggest grab, Spencer Dinwiddie from Brooklyn.

Expected to make a full recovery from surgery of a partially torn ACL, the 27-year-old guard finds himself with just one year remaining on his contract and, based on the fact that he has been linked to numerous trade rumors already this season, could be seen as an expendable piece for this championship or bust Nets team.

Their need for a center is so dire that they could realistically be inclined to part ways with their stud guard, and the Thunder should be quite interested in attaining him.

Just last season, Dinwiddie emerged as the top scorer for the overachieving Brooklyn boys, averaging a career-high 20.6 points to go along with 6.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game on 42 percent shooting from the floor.

He could serve as a quality starting one guard to run alongside their franchise player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the years to come. Not only do they get him, but also they land Theis, Romeo Langford, and two future picks.

The Nets, obviously, land Horford to man the starting pivot position. A 5x All-Star who is posting solid averages of 11.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, and just shy of a block to start the 2020-21 campaign, the 34-year-old is an experienced player in this league who has had many long playoff runs throughout his 14 years in the league.

And, lastly, the Boston Celtics bring on the whole point of this article in Joe Harris along with a second-round pick via Oklahoma City.