Boston Celtics trade target No. 1) Malcolm Brogdon
Easily the most often linked potential trade target as of late, should the Boston Celtics lose this year’s NBA Finals we strongly believe that the front office will take a hard long look at Pacers point guard, Malcolm Brogdon.
Rumor has it, Indiana is hell-bent on offloading their veteran one to make way for a complete rebuild centered around newly acquired guard, Tyrese Haliburton, and, should he officially be made available, many seem to be under the impression that the C’s should be highly interested in acquiring his services.
A do-it-all brand of baller that could fit perfectly within Ime Udoka’s scheme, Brogdon could be utilized as that legitimate floor general that Boston’s rotation is currently missing.
Now, yes, Marcus Smart has done a fine job during his first year of officially running the show at the point, especially during their second-half surge and their current playoff run (averaging 15.8 points, 5.7 assists, and 4.5 boards on 35 percent shooting from deep through 20 postseason games played), but he is far from being a fluid floor general which, often times (especially during the Finals), seems to be something that the Celtics could really use within their arsenal.
Brogdon, on the other hand, is someone who has actually thrived when serving in the role of playmaker and has even been underrated in this department since taking over as a team’s franchise point guard back in 2019.
Since coming to Indiana and officially being handed the keys to an NBA lineup, the sixth-year pro has found himself dishing out 9.2 assists per 100 possessions whilst boasting an impressive 28.8 assist percentage.
On top of this, he’s been averaging 18.9 points per contest over this time span, has shot at a respectable 35 percent clip from distance (37.6 percent for his career), and, at 6-5 coupled with his high IQ, has the ability to fit seamlessly into the team’s defensive-minded scheme.
Adding a clear improvement in the set-up department to get players like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown cleaner looks at a scoring opportunity rather than having them revert to their troublesome isolation-heavy ways, while also keeping their defense incredibly strong should seem like a sound idea to anyone, and a way of doing this could be by acquiring the talents of Malcolm Brogdon.