Boston Celtics: 3 popular trade targets Cs should avoid

Though they may have gotten off to an unbelievably bumpy start to the 2021-22 campaign, the Boston Celtics are currently on somewhat of a hot streak, having won four of their last six outings.

Despite this recent surge, however, many are still under the impression that the Cs as currently constructed are simply not well equipped enough to legitimately compete with the top-dogs of the Eastern Conference such as the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Milwaukee Bucks.

Because of this, a common mindset amongst fans and media outlets alike is that Brad Stevens and co. should look into making some in-season moves to better bolster the team’s talent pool which, in theory, could set them up for greater success moving forward.

While we at HH are certainly on board with this idea, by no means do we believe that any old trade idea will do, even some of the more buzzed-about ones.

With this in mind, we discuss 3 popular trade targets the Boston Celtics should look to avoid this year:

Boston Celtics trade target to avoid No. 1) Ben Simmons

Perhaps the biggest name recently linked as a potential trade candidate for the Boston Celtics, estranged 76ers star, Ben Simmons, makes his way onto our list of players to avoid for a very sound and logical reason: Philadelphia’s asking price is simply far too high.

Over the past several months, we’ve discussed quite a few times the idea of seeing the point guard donning the green and white threads, and even suggested that dealing for him could even help save the C’s season.

That said, this is all contingent on the package Boston would have to send out in order to get him and, while we believe that a return centered around Marcus Smart, young prospects, and future draft capital could prove to be beneficial for Philly to bring on, it is reported that General Manager, Daryl Morey, is only interested in a trade that lands the franchise Jaylen Brown.

Needless to say, this should be viewed as a non-starter for the shamrocks, as bringing on a guy of Simmons talent would only be worth it if he had both Jayson Tatum and Brown to run alongside with, not one or the other.

Though he’s a top-flight talent in this league who’s truly a consistent jumper away from legitimately being the best player in the NBA (a highly unlikely development, we know) the cost it would take to land him would simply be too much for Boston to give up.