Though there are three teams still fighting for the 2021 NBA title, for 27 other franchises the offseason is already underway and, for the likes of the Boston Celtics, it has been for quite some time now.
After such a disappointing campaign, where they went just 36-36 during the regular season and were bounced from the playoffs in just five games, the Cs came into the summer guns a-blazing, hellbent on making necessary alterations to their ball club in order to position themselves for a much improved 2021-22 season.
The first domino to fall, as we all know, was the decision by Danny Ainge to step down from his duties as President of Basketball Operations and, in his place, Brad Stevens took over the role.
Soon after, with his first move as a member of the front office, Stevens went about and traded away Kemba Walker to OKC in exchange for Al Horford, Moses Brown, and a future second-round pick, and the latest shakeup by Boston was the hiring of Ime Udoka as Stevens’ replacement as head coach, thus filling the desire to bring on both a fresh face and a former player.
Now, with just over three months remaining till next year’s tip-off, the Celtics find themselves in a good place, but more goals must be accomplished during this timespan should they truly wish to come away from this summer as an absolute success story.
Perhaps the biggest need for the team resides in their backcourt, specifically at their starting point guard position now that Walker is no longer a member of the squad.
Though there may be several options they may wish to target as replacements for the former All-Star at the one, we at HH believe there’s one specific player who, according to recent rumors, is on the trade block and could be of great use to Beantown right from day one.
That man: Malcolm Brogdon.
Rumored to have been shopped recently by the Indiana Pacers, it’s now clearer than ever that the franchise is not content with having the point guard running the show for much longer.
With this, being that the Boston Celtics are in need of someone at his position and, frankly his skillset, the Houdini believes that the shamrocks should look into acquiring the talented baller, and we believe there are 2 trades, in specific, that they should consider offering: