Boston Celtics: Harry Giles III linked to the Cs in NBA.com’s latest piece

The front office for the Boston Celtics has been rather busy throughout the 2021 NBA offseason. In fact, seemingly since the Cs were ousted from the first-round of the playoffs in early June the franchise has been making moves to better prepare themselves for next year.

Though some transactions were small, such as the reunion with former big man, Enes Kanter, others have the potential to pack a large punch moving forward, such as the trade for Josh Richardson and the signing of point guard Dennis Schroder.

Now, as we find ourselves more than two weeks into the league’s free agency period, many — admittedly, such as ourselves — are under the impression that the focus for the team’s decision-makers should be on looking to bring on some much-needed veteran presences to help give their second unit more experience and credibility.

Others, however, still believe it could be worth it for Boston to take some chances on some risk-reward type of players still available on the open market, with NBA.com’s, Kyle Irving, suggesting that the shamrocks could prove to be an ideal fit for third-year big man, Harry Giles III.

Citing his youth (23) coupled with his ties to Boston Celtics star, Jayson Tatum, Irving believes taking a flier on the former first-round selection could be an interesting move for Brad Stevens and co. to make this summer:

"He has shown glimpses of promise as a player who has averaged a double-double per 36 minutes throughout his three-year NBA career, but without a designated position and role, the Duke product has struggled to fit in.The Celtics are an intriguing fit because of his tight relationship with superstar Jayson Tatum and their need for some forward depth."

For his career, Giles boasts per-game averages of 5.9 points, 3.8 boards, and 1.2 assists on 51 percent shooting from the floor.

Though his career has not yet panned out the way in which many scouts had previously hoped, he’s only going into his fourth year in the association and he’s far too young to officially be given up on.

On a minimum deal, perhaps the concept of reuniting Giles with his former collegiate teammate could be a move worth making, both from a moral and future potential standpoint.