Boston Celtics: 6 shooters Cs should target this summer
By Chris Conte
Boston Celtics target No. 3) Wayne Ellington
Who?
Look, Wayne Ellington may not be a household name or anything of the sort, but his ability to shoot the ball is undeniable. This past season in Detroit — which, may I remind you, does not have the amount of creation and passing Boston does — the shooting guard shot 42.2 percent on 275 3-pointers.
If he can shoot like that next to Jerami Grant, he can shoot like that next to Jayson Tatum.
Wayne Ellington has been in the league for well over a decade now and stands at a modest 6-4.
He is not the lockdown shooting guard Stevens might be hoping for, but he is the veteran presence and proven shooter the Boston Celtics would like.
He has been to the playoffs three times with three different teams and has not gone deep once.
Boston’s main selling point should be that they can change that.
At 33-years-old, Ellington is looking for two things; a ring and money. The Cs can’t guarantee him a ring, but they can convince him that they are his best shot at one. As for the money, given his age and ability, the veteran likely won’t demand more than $5 million per year like Matthews, and the Pistons are unlikely to bring him back after failing to trade him at the deadline.
The Celtics can sign him to a two-year, $8 million contract, making him an extremely tradable asset next summer when the front office will look to free up cap space to pursue a third star.
Wayne Ellington should be at the top of Boston’s free-agent radar before another hopefull contender grabs him.