Boston Celtics: 2 out of the box blockbuster trades Cs could consider

Boston Celtics blockbuster No. 2) Cs land a new franchise point guard

Over the years, the Boston Celtics have constantly found themselves rolling out a starting-five consisting of one of the best point guards in the entire league.

From 2006 to 2014 it was Rajon Rondo.

From 2015 to 2017 it was Isaiah Thomas.

From 2017 to 2019 it was Kyrie Irving.

From 2019 to now it’s been Kemba Walker.

Perhaps from 2020 and onward, this position could be manned by the likes of yet another top-tear floor general — Damian Lillard.

Now, before you head to the comments section and talk about the fact that the man is “unbelievably loyal” to the Portland Trail Blazers and that “the front office wouldn’t trade him away for Walker, benchwarmers, and picks”, are we forgetting about what happened just two offseasons ago between the likes of the OKC Thunder and the Houston Rockets?

Coming off of four straight underwhelming postseason appearances, the then face of the franchise for Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook, who, by all accounts, was the most loyal player the team had ever seen, requested out of the Sooner State in search of greener pastures.

Simultaneously, the Rockets were a championship-aspiring team with an injury-riddled point guard on an albatross contract.

Sound familiar to a certain situation that’s transpiring as we speak?

The Trail Blazers who, though were in the Western Conference Finals just two seasons ago, have not been able to get over the hump to vie for legitimate championship contention during Lillard’s tenure and, due to their lacking appeal on the market, are not likely to be a “premier destination” for top-tier free agents to flock to in order for them to actually get over said hump any time soon.

How many more first or second-round exits is the point guard willing to endure before he comes to the realization that, if he wants to win, maybe he should look for an out from Oregon.

Perhaps an out could be found in a trade with the Boston Celtics.

Lillard raises the C’s ceiling to a similar stratosphere to that of at least the Philadelphia 76ers and perhaps even pushes them into “favorites” territory when it comes to Eastern Conference contenders.

On the season, the 6x All-Star is finding himself posting 29.1 points, 7.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and just shy of a steal per game on 44 percent shooting from the field and 38 percent shooting from deep.

As we’ve seen over the past several years, superteams reign supreme in this league, and adding the dime-dropping/ scoring machine Lillard to a team consisting of two two-way All-Star wings would bring them closer to such a moniker.

Following the same type of mold that the Rockets had in their trade for Westbrook would be a good place to start in a swap with the Blazers involving Kemba.