Boston Celtics: 3 moves that would ruin C’s offseason

The Boston Celtics are off to a hot start to the 2021 NBA offseason and, after the disappointing year that the team just endured, such a successful string of events over the past month have truly been a blessing for both the fans and, most likely, the organization as a whole.

Though there’s still plenty of goals that still must be achieved between now and the tip-off to the 2021-22 campaign, should they play their cards right, the Cs could wind up being ultimate winners come summer’s end.

That said, such a task is never all that simple to accomplish, for there are always bound to be a few challenging decisions that must be made by any team looking to flip their fortunes within just a span of a few months.

Now, of course we believe even with these hypothetical forthcoming complex decisions, Brad Stevens and co. have the ability to make the right choices which, in turn, could lead the team to a perfect offseason, but being that he is just a rookie in his new role as President of Basketball Operations, there is a real possibility that he could wind up making a wrong move or two that could, in theory, derail Boston’s offseason plans.

Many proper alterations to the team’s makeup must be made if the Celtics wish to get themselves back on track towards a championship contention status. On the flip side, only a few unwise decisions could halt their progress or, even worse, put their recent strides forward in reverse.

Today, we discuss 3 moves, in specific, that could wind up costing the Boston Celtics a great offseason:

Boston Celtics bad move No. 1) Making a pointless trade back into first-round

Recently, our very own, Jack Simone, discussed a few hypothetical deals the Boston Celtics could consider making in the near future to get themselves back into the first-round of the 2021 NBA Draft, as they, unfortunately, had to part with their own in the Kemba Walker trade to Oklahoma City.

While I love Jack, and respect his opinions wholeheartedly, I disagree with the idea that the Cs should actively be looking to get themselves back into the first-round of this year’s draft.

While I understand the logic behind this concept, the fact that they dealt their 16th overall selection already may have been an indicator that they are not all that focused on adding any more youthful prospects.

Subsequently, this sentiment was somewhat backed even more by Stevens’ comments post the Walker deal when he stated that he believes there should be an emphasis on bringing in established veterans to help complement Boston’s star wing duo, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown:

"“I think (bringing in veterans to support Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum) is an important thing,” related Stevens when asked about offseason team-building plans still underway. “I think we have to be smart about it.”"

On top of these two points, any trade that would land the Boston Celtics a notable first-round selection would likely have to include something along the lines of Marcus Smart, Aaron Nesmith, or future draft capital, all of which are things that should not so easily be shopped for a mere late selection, especially considering the fact that there could be some quality talents available in the second-round this year.

Unless the front office is absolutely sure that a guy like Jaden Springer, Sharife Cooper, or even Jared Butler has the ability to be a true star in this league, I am personally under the belief that giving up assets to get back into the later stages of round one just doesn’t seem logical.