Boston Celtics: 3 deals Cs should pursue using their $17M TPE

Boston Celtics trade No. 2) Robert Covington finally comes to Beantown

For what seems to be like forever, we at HH have been discussing the concept of the Boston Celtics trading for veteran forward Robert Covington.

Now, with the $17 million TPE at their disposal, the possibility remains rather real, and, considering the recent moves made by the Portland Trail Blazers, it only adds to the belief that RoCo could be attainable in a trade.

As many of you likely already know, a few weeks back Portland took part in a three-team deal that sent veteran power forward, Larry Nance Jr., to Rip City.

Because of this transaction, the franchise now has a new option to roll out into the starting rotation at the four while the Cs still are void of any legitimate option in theirs — Jayson Tatum is slated to serve in this role but, as we all know, his more natural position is at the three.

With this, Stevens should be interested in pursuing the 30-year-old, and we believe a lottery-protected first could prove to be enough to get a deal done.

Throughout his tenure in the association, the forward has established himself as one of the best 3-and-D players today. For his career, the wing boasts impressive averages of 12.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.6 steals, and just shy of a block per game on 36 percent shooting from deep.

Adding him to the Cs at the four would allow Boston to slide Tatum back on up to small forward which, in turn, would likely give the team one of the best two-way starting units in the entire league with a lineup consisting of Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Tatum, Covington, and Al Horford.