2 buyout candidates the Boston Celtics must avoid

Buyout candidate Boston Celtics should avoid No. 1) Eric Bledsoe

There was once a time when Eric Bledsoe looked like one of the rising star point guards in the league. One where a franchise felt that they had a shot at legitimately winning a title with him running the show at the one.

This period of time, however, was short-lived and long ago.

Now, the 32-year-old is more so seen as an expendable commodity who, over the last three seasons, has found himself on the payroll for four separate ball clubs.

Most recently, we saw the veteran sent from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Portland Trail Blazers at the deadline as a mere add-on in the move that brought Norman Powell to La La Land.

Being that the Blazers are seemingly looking to tank away their season and embark on somewhat of a youth movement with franchise cornerstone, Damian Lillard, sidelined, it is believed that Bledsoe could be cut loose by the ball club and hit the open market.

Should this happen, it is more than likely that we will see several teams across the association vying for his services for, at the end of the day, he is an experienced player who has a proven track record of being a high-end defender (2x All-Defensive selection) and a willing scorer, especially when driving the paint.

And while these attributes are well and good, by no means do we believe he’d be a good option for the Boston Celtics to consider.

Yes, we have recently gone on to state that the C’s should strongly be interested in adding an experienced backcourt player to have as a backup option behind both Marcus Smart and Derrick White for, should one of them go down, the position would be severely lacking any proven commodities.

While Bledsoe does fill the box in regard to his experience (12 years in the league), it’s his playstyle that makes us believe that bringing him aboard would simply make no sense.

The Celtics already have two prominent players in Smart and White who have been struggling with their shots this season. Adding someone like Eric Bledsoe (a career 34 percent 3-point shooter) would certainly not help in this manner, especially when considering that, as a whole, this team currently ranks 21st in 3-point percentage.

Ever since they departed with one of their most trusty long-range shooters in Josh Richardson at the deadline (sent to San Antonio in the White deal), many have suggested that the team should look to use their open roster spots on players who can help Boston better space the floor.

By all accounts, the veteran guard is not someone who could aid their efforts in this department and, though we are of the belief that this team should look to target at least one backcourt player via free agency, Eric Bledsoe is not someone that we think should be in consideration.