Boston Celtics: 2 realistic trade destinations for Dennis Schroder

Boston Celtics trade partner No. 1) Cleveland Cavaliers

While they generally are not viewed as the optimal landing spot for the majority of players who reportedly could be on the move, when it comes to possible trade destinations for Dennis Schroder, Cleveland actually seems to make quite a bit of sense for both the Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics.

Riddled with copious amounts of injuries, particularly within their backcourt, the surprisingly hot Cavs likely will be looking to bolster their guard position during this year’s trade deadline to give star floor general, Darius Garland, a bit more of a supporting cast as well as an easier time to take a breather (averaging nearly 35 minutes per game).

Luckily, due to their injury woes, the franchise was recently bestowed an injury exception worth up to $9 million that can be used via the trade market and, as a result, many in the know are under the impression that one of Cleveland’s main targets when looking to utilize this luxury will be the German-born baller.

At 31-20, the franchise currently finds itself sitting soundly in the fourth seed in the east’s standings with their eyes set on attaining their first postseason berth since 2018. That said, in order to keep on this successful path, general manager, Koby Altman, must look to address some of the team’s most glaring issues within the rotation, and arguably their biggest weakness is found within the scoring department.

As things currently stand, the Cavaliers rank 23rd in the NBA in points per game (106.8) and are an even worse 27th in unassisted field goal percentage (35.6).

Schroder could easily be a player who could help boost the team’s production in both categories, for throughout his career he has proven to be a top-notch isolation scoring threat in the backcourt and, this season alone, is posting 14.6 points while converting on 61 percent of his unassisted shot attempts.

His skillset could certainly help give Cleveland that “do it yourself” type of scoring threat they seemingly could use while also giving them solid replacement options for the fallen backcourt contributors in Collin Sexton and Ricky Rubio.

As for the Boston Celtics, while they may not have any players that are all that intriguing at the moment, with the fact that Cleveland has their disabled player exception, Stevens could simply look at the concept of shipping Schroder out to Ohio as a way for him to get the franchise below the luxury tax which, based on their previous trade that sent Juan Hernangomez packing last month, is an objective he’s currently looking to accomplish.

While it may not be that sexy transaction many — including ourselves — are hoping to see the C’s make by the deadline, offloading Schroder while simultaneously shedding cap space would undoubtedly be a smart move to make.