3 recently listed trade targets that make no sense for Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics target No. 3) Jerami Grant

Over the past several months, it has been the talk of the town that the Boston Celtics are looking to add a third star to their roster to help complement their talented tandem of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

As a result, many have gone about and discussed several potential candidates that could be targeted to fill this tertiary role with names ranging from Damian Lillard to Domantas Sabonis.

Recently, however, it has been reported that the C’s have expressed interest in potentially pursuing Detroit Pistons stud power forward, Jerami Grant, which, if acquired, he’d then go on to serve as the third piece in a new-era Big-3 in Beantown.

Now, while it’s understandable why the eighth-year big is being considered a highly sought after commodity by a myriad of ball clubs across the league, for he’s only proven to be a problem for opposing teams since joining the Pistons two offseasons ago, we don’t quite understand why Boston would be all that interested in bringing him aboard.

Yes, we are well aware of the fact that since signing on with Detroit, where he finally became a main focal point within a team’s rotation, Grant has managed to put up truly impressive averages of 21.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 blocks. However, what one must realize is that he has done so whilst being far and away the only truly established quality contributor on the roster and, in turn, has received a ridiculous usage percentage of nearly 28 percent.

With the likes of Tatum and Brown, the power forward won’t be able to register this type of usage rate, which almost certainly will wind up having a negative impact on his level of production which, due to his inconsistent shooting range, already doesn’t appear to be that much of a compliment for the C’s wings, at least from an offensive perspective.

At this point, in order to try and save their season, the Celtics need to be focusing on making sure-fire transactions or ones that may be smaller but have the potential to make positive impacts right from the jump.

Jerami Grant, though undeniably talented, may not be the right option for this front office to pursue, especially when considering the price it likely would cost to get Detroit to bite.