Boston Celtics: 3 Cs most likely to be sent packing this trade season

Boston Celtics player No. 2) Juan Hernangomez

When it was initially announced that the Boston Celtics landed Juan Hernangomez over the offseason, many of us here at the site were rather excited, with some even believing that he could even prove to be a suitable starter for the team down at the power forward position.

Now, nearly two months into the season it’s abundantly clear that not only has he not shown any signs of being someone who deserves consideration for a first-five spot but he’s barely shown enough to even warrant him a consistent position within the team’s rotation.

While it may be a bit hard for a player to show their true worth whilst receiving less than five minutes per night, with the various other areas that Ime Udoka needs to cover within the rotation it’s also equally as hard to justify upping his playing time at this point as well.

As a result, Hernangomez is essentially just a seat filler on the bench for this team whilst collecting a paycheck worth $6.1 million and, because of this, Stevens should be highly interested in offloading the power forward in essentially any trade he can get his hands on, if nothing more than to attain some cap relief.

Despite his underwhelming tenure in Boston through 15 games played, there could still very well be some interest for him on the trade market, especially amongst teams that are either in need of forward depth or, simply, those that are interested in swapping some guaranteed contracts for his non-guaranteed 2022-23 salary.

Having shown some solid play during his stint with the Minnesota Timberwolves throughout the previous two seasons (posted 8.4 points and 4.7 rebounds on 35 percent shooting from deep during his time in the Twin Cities), there could be intrigued enough in his potential for a team to inquire about his services on the low.