Boston Celtics: Pros and cons of pursuing a Kristaps Porzingis trade

Pros of Boston Celtics pursuing Kristaps Porzingis

The most obvious pro for the Cs in acquiring Kristaps Porzingis is the lack of an obviously superior big man already on the depth chart. While you can convince yourself that Daniel Theis is a poor man’s Zingis, that would be ignoring the physical distinctiveness. Few athletes in the league match up to KP’s height and frame, and the ones that do match or exceed it contribute nowhere near the game-to-game production Porzingis has put forth while in a Mavs uniform.

Bol Bol and Tacko Fall are more social media wonders than on-court needle-movers. Porzingis is a legitimate former All-Star that has been putting up 20 points per game the last two years in Dallas.

Porzingis, who was linked to the Boston Celtics in 2017 when Phil Jackson was running things in New York, is likely a better fit now than he would have been then. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown could use another player to garner attention on the offensive end, and having the ability to rise up over just about every opposing defender certainty qualifies the 2015 NBA Draft’s #4 pick a magnet for defenders.

Acquiring Porzingis would also mean that the team was able to find a way to ship off Walker’s deal. Swapping out the six-foot-tall point guard for the seven-foot-three center would increase the attention teams would need to show to the Cs in the post and allow the “Jays” to operate with more room on the perimeter.