Boston Celtics: 3 former first-round picks Cs should consider trading for

By Mark Nilon | Aug 14, 2021

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Boston Celtics first-round trade target No. 2) Larry Nance Jr.

Though he may be the oldest of the three players found on this list, Larry Nance Jr. still must be considered as a legitimate trade option for the Boston Celtics this offseason, and, lucky for us, his status of being the 27th pick back in the 2015 NBA Draft allows him to make the cut for this list.

To be frank, the power forward has been a player we at HH have been big on seeing in green and white for quite some time now. Simply put, his playstyle would fit in rather well alongside the likes of the Jays.

One of the best 3-and-D bigs over the last several seasons, the Ohio native is coming off of quite a solid 2020-21 campaign despite playing for the bottom-dwelling Cleveland Cavaliers.

In 35 outings played, Nance was all over the stat sheet, boasting averages of 9.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.5 steals, and half a block per game on 47 percent shooting from the floor and 36 percent shooting from deep.

At an average per-year salary of $10.18 million through 2022-23, making the money work in a deal would be an easy task to accomplish for the C’s front office and, being they could seriously use a legitimate power forward within their rotation, it should be an idea strongly considered by them.

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