3 possible targets for the Boston Celtics to trade for to create new star trio

Boston Celtics third star target #3: De’Aaron Fox

The Sacramento Kings are falling apart at the seams once more after ditching head coach Luke Walton after a 6-11 start to the 2021-22 season. Despite joining the Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans in the pre-Thanksgiving upset winners club, the Pels are still lost this season, barring a miraculous comeback upon the return of Zion Williamson.

De’Aaron Fox is the biggest contract on the Kings and has an immediately ready replacement in Tyrese Haliburton, who already is starting alongside the Kentucky product in two-guard sets.

He is having a down-year from an efficiency standpoint, and could supercharge the Cs offense with easy buckets in transition using his notable speed.

Boston Celtics third star target #4: John Collins

The Atlanta Hawks cured their early season woes, but that doesn’t mean that they will keep things as they are if they see a chance to upgrade.

It wasn’t long ago that Bleacher Report saw potential in a Marcus Smart-John Collins swap. Collins is a much superior asset to Smart, but Atlanta could stand to gain plenty of future draft capital by negotiating with Brad Stevens and co.

If Collins and Trae Young’s old disagreements on how to run an offense ever resurface, these two teams are ready-made trade partners.