Boston Celtics: 2 Marcus Smart trades to acquire a lottery pick

Happy Fourth of July to Boston Celtics fans, general NBA fans, and anyone else who may have found their way to Hardwood Houdini.

The fireworks could go down any time in the offseason, but here at HH, they’re going down today. You see, no topic is weighing on the minds of Cs fans more than the possibility that the heart and soul of the team, Marcus Smart, could be dealt this offseason.

Now, this has been an annual exercise the past few years. But with a new front office, and a coach who has personally seen his team lose games due to Smart’s overzealousness on the offensive end, it’s more real than ever.

Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix discussed it recently on the latest episode of The Ringer’s Bill Simmons Podcast:

"“My feeling is either Marcus gets extended or traded, but it’ll happen in the next six weeks and it’ll be one or the other,” Simmons said. “And I would lean toward the extension, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they traded him for, I don’t know, the seventh pick with the Warriors. … The 7-9 range is probably his value because I do think contending teams really value him because they’ve seen him in three conference finals teams. They know he could be a fourth or fifth guy on a really good team.”"

Knowing the precise worth Smart is seen to have, Hardwood Houdini has decided to deliver two huge potential blockbusters to celebrate the occasion.

Let’s take a look at some potential returns: