The Boston Celtics are firing on all cylinders during their second-half push and, with 13 games remaining on the docket, they could realistically continue their climb up the Eastern Conference standings and finish with a top-3 seed to head into the playoffs with.
Once the illustrious second season begins, coach Ime Udoka will most likely be rolling out a more concise and consistent rotation to better position the team to embark on what they hope to be a very long and successful run.
That said, in the process of shoring up the rotation, there are bound to be several players who see their roles diminished significantly to create more playing time for the C’s stars and key contributors.
One player who we believe could see his place within the rotation axed come the postseason is sophomore wing, Aaron Nesmith, who, since being selected 14th overall in last year’s draft, has proven to be a relative disappointment for Boston.
In fact, because of his underwhelming production to date, there are some who believe the shamrocks could simply look to cut ties with the youngster before the expiration of his rookie-scale contract (a la Romeo Langford), and could even consider offloading him during this coming offseason.
Despite the fact that he has yet to live up to expectations at the next level, we at HH still believe that, should the Boston Celtics shop Aaron Nesmith, there will almost certainly be a handful of teams inquiring about his services, and these 2 teams, in specific, could be the first to reach out to Brad Stevens and co.: