Boston Celtics: Evaluating 3 potential pieces in a Myles Turner trade

Draft capital and youth

So, we’ve established that trading Al Horford and Robert Williams is a somewhat lateral and unlikely move to happen, but what else does Boston have to trade outside of those two? Well, they do have $18 million worth of players on the bench they could package in various ways, along with picks, to net the 25-year-old shot blocker.

Since Indiana is going into a rebuild, I imagine two of Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, and Aaron Nesmith would have to be included in any package, including Horford or the ‘Time Lord’. However, since all three of those guys are on their rookie deals, Boston would also have to trade Josh Richardson as well to get close to Turner’s salary.

That’s a 3 for one deal, not assuming Indy wants picks as well. Sure, Myles Turner is definitely worth that package, but where does that leave the Boston Celtics after the trade? Ime Udoka now has three starting-caliber centers that are best suited as centers and not power forwards. Sure, as formidable as that trio sounds on both ends, I think log jam is a better word.

All in all, I don’t think a trade for Turner is happening. Trading for Turner is a classic situation of something sounding much better than reality. No disrespect to the Texas product, but Boston’s center rotation is the least of the teams’ concerns, so trading for him is just counterintuitive.