Boston Celtics: 3 under-the-radar players Cs could target at deadline

Though the Boston Celtics may be back over the .500 threshold with a record of 18-17, they still find themselves teetering the line between a legitimate deep playoff run contender and a first-round exit.

Sure, having the second-best wing duo in the NBA in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will always give them a chance to win on any given night, but their supporting cast could use for some fine-tuning if they want to be taken as serious threats in the Eastern Conference.

As we approach the March 25th NBA trade deadline, fans and media alike are all seemingly playing the role of general manager and, in turn, concocting hypothetical deals in which they believe could help better this team moving forward.

While there are many who are under the impression that the shamrocks will be making big moves to add some extra starpower within these next 21 days, one mustn’t lose sight of the small & impactful trades that could present themselves and give this roster some added depth.

There are a few under-the-radar players the Boston Celtics should target

Not all trade targets need to be to land All-Star caliber players. Smaller deals to help better fill out areas of need within a roster can arguably be just as impactful for a team looking to compete and, in regard to some holes within the rotation for the Boston Celtics, we at the Houdini see 3 specific under-the-radar players that could serve as optimal targets at this year’s deadline:

Boston Celtics trade target No. 1) Nemanja Bjelica

Nemanja Bjelica is a player we’ve discussed the Boston Celtics pursuing quite a few times in the past and now, 35 games into the 2020-21 campaign, we feel he could still be a quality player worth attaining for any championship aspiring ball club.

At 6-11, 235-pounds, the center is a big-bodied type of player that, frankly, this ball club has been missing for the past several seasons — essentially since Aron Baynes was traded.

Under contract for just the remainder of this season at a salary of $7.1 million, the Serbian-born baller would be an easy acquisition to make, as the Celtics could seemingly match salaries in their sleep, and his skillset up in the frontcourt is something that could only stand to benefit Brad Stevens’ preferred high octane offense/ floor spacing scheme (boasts career averages of eight points and 4.7 rebounds on 47 percent shooting from the floor and 39 percent shooting from deep).

For a team that is in need of center help and that ranks 22nd in 3-pointers attempted, targeting a talent like Bjelica seems like a no-brainer.