Boston Celtics: 3 suggested trade targets to avoid using $17M TPE on

TPE target Boston Celtics should avoid No. 2) Davis Bertans

Not too long ago, we at the Houdini believed that Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans would have been a tremendous grab for the Boston Celtics to consider pursuing, as they needed a reliable long-range shooting big to have in the frontcourt to help better space the floor and serve as a tertiary scoring option alongside Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Though there’s a strong argument to be made that the team could still use for these aforementioned attributes within their rotation, due to the 28-year-old’s rather underwhelming 2020-21 campaign coupled with the fact that he’s only heading into year two of his five-year lucrative deal, we now feel a bit more trepidatious of such a pursuit.

After having himself a career-best campaign in 2019-20, the German-born baller earned himself a long-term deal with Washington worth up to $80 million.

In year one under contract, Bertans, unfortunately, saw drops in nearly every statistical category when in comparison to the season prior, as he posted 11.5 points and 2.9 rebounds on 40 percent shooting from the floor and 39.5 percent shooting from deep.

Now yes, his shooting efficiency still remained rather high and could actually be seen as a plus should Boston ever actually acquire him, but, frankly, it’s his per-year payday that we personally have a problem with when it comes to such a hypothetical.

In our humble opinion, no matter how effective of a shooter he may be, an average cost of $16 million each year through 2025 is a bit too pricey for essentially a glorified role player, especially considering the fact that the Boston Celtics may have other plans in store for the offseasons to come  (free agency pursuit of Bradley Beal in 2022, blockbuster deal for Damian Lillard, etc.).

All things considered, it would be best for Boston to sit out on chasing a deal for Davis Bertans.