Boston Celtics: 2 players worth trading Marcus Smart for

Boston Celtics trade target No. 2) Buddy Hield

Based on the looks of this year’s Boston Celtics squad, they could certainly use for the likes of a legitimate offensive spark-plug and sharpshooting option to have running alongside Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

It would help ease the offensive burden bestowed on the shoulders of the team’s two stars while also making their schemes and play-calling less predictable for opposing defenses, and we believe that, if the Celtics were to look into shopping the defensive-minded Marcus Smart they should consider swapping him for the offensive-minded Buddy Hield.

Currently having himself yet another impressive season with the Sacramento Kings, through nine games played the guard is boasting stellar per-game averages of 17.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists on 43 percent shooting from the floor and 42 percent shooting from deep.

Coming into this season, the franchise came unbelievably close to parting ways with Hield, having been heavily linked to a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers that fell apart on draft night as Rob Pelinka opted to deal for point guard, Rusell Westbrook, instead.

While the transaction obviously did not wind up taking place, it’s evident that the Kings aren’t opposed to shipping away the 29-year-old and, because of this, perhaps it would be within the C’s best interest to try and acquire him.

Thus far into the season, the Celtics have proven to be a below-average shooting team both from the field as well as from beyond the arc, ranking 24th in field goal percentage and 20th in 3-point percentage and, despite having some solid offensive options already in tow, could still use for some more firepower within their rotation.

Hield, who boasts career averages of 16.1 points per game on north of 40 percent shooting from deep, would be a fantastic addition to the roster to serve as a Sixth Man extraordinaire who can buy a bucket from seemingly anywhere on the court and can work just as effectively with catch-and-shoot opportunities (has an efficient field goal percentage of nearly 70 percent in such scenarios) as he can when on-ball.