Boston Celtics: 3 potential trades for shooters with size

Why the Boston Celtics do it

Davis Bertans was the preferred target to every single contender at the 2020 trade deadline. From LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers to the spacing-deprived 2019-20 Philadelphia 76ers (I have to fit my shots in considering Daryl Morey fixed that issue), Bertans was a bandied-about name in most postseason players’ whiteboards.

He ended up signing back with the Washington Wizards–perhaps expecting the team to contend with the return of John Wall (the Wall-Russell Westbrook trade happened a week and a half later) and Bradley Beal–but is now wasting away on a team no longer maximizing his talents.

Boston’s traded player exception makes the Celtics the best Bertans destination once again, just as I thought in 2020. His salary can easily be absorbed, and the fact that his stock has freefallen only adds to the idea that he can be pried away for far lower of a cost than last year…though still not a buy-low cost by any means.

Why the Washington Wizards do it

Like Orlando, Washington is in a situation that isn’t tenable to veterans looking to win. The dysfunction in the nation’s capital has not been conducive to the 28-year-old Latvian big.

In the process, they can target future and recent draft picks, like Romeo Langford.