Boston Celtics: 2 Collin Sexton trade ideas worth considering

Cs fill-out roster, Cavaliers bring on a potential building block, Lakers restructure

Due to the fact that the Boston Celtics have such little wiggle room in regard to their salary situation, making any sort of moves this offseason will require a bit of creativity.

One-up trades would be ideal, but with their lacking cap space coupled with their specific grouping of players under contract, a realistic course of action for the front office to take should they wish to make these sorts of transactions this summer would be via multi-team deals and, today, we discuss one involving the Cs, Cleveland, and the Los Angeles Lakers.

For Los Angeles, their whole mission this offseason should be focused on keeping LeBron James and Anthony Davis happy while also keeping their roster in the championship-contention conversation.

Bringing on a player like Marcus Smart who impacts the game on a multitude of levels (defense, distribution, leadership, etc.) and Tristan Thompson, a past champion with James, could be an enticing move for LA to consider, especially if they’re actively looking to part ways with Kyle Kuzma and also lose out on Dennis Schroder in free agency.

For Cleveland, they part ways with Sexton — the prized jewel in this scenario — but wind up bringing on another young player at a position in need with Kuzma who, despite his upsetting postseason performance, is still just 25-years-old and is coming off a season where he posted 12.9 points and 6.1 boards on 36 percent shooting from deep.

Along with the fourth-year four the Cavs also find themselves bringing on a few future draft picks and Romeo Langford, the former 14th overall selection from 2019 who, though has had an up and down start to his NBA career (mostly down due to injuries) has still shown flashes of being a solid two-way wing who can distribute rather well and serve as one of the best defenders on his respective ball club.

And, of course, the main draw for the Boston Celtics in this exchange is the fact that they bring on Sexton to serve as their starting point guard moving forward.

Now, yes, losing the likes of Smart may be a tough pill for some fans to swallow, but there’s already some speculation that suggests the Cs may wind up shying away from re-upping with the Swiss Army man come the time of his current contract’s expiration (next offseason).

By partaking in this move, they avoid the potential of losing the guard for nothing for, not only do they bring on Sexton, but they also acquire Larry Nance Jr., another player we at HH have been quite fond of for quite some time.

Having become one of the best 3-and-D fours in the game over the last few years, the 29-year-old posted 9.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.5 steals, and half a block per game this past season on 47 percent shooting from the floor and 36 percent shooting from deep.

The acquisition of both Collin Sexton and Larry Nance Jr. would help the Boston Celtics better fill out their rotation, thus likely making the Jays happy and keeping the team as a whole very competitive for many years to come (assuming they wind up extending Sexton, of course).