Even with the phenomenal moves already made by the Boston Celtics this offseason, there are some who still believe that Brad Stevens and co. must continue looking to make some extra splashes.
Though they’ve managed to shore up some weak spots within the rotation with the free agency signing of Danilo Gallinari and the trade that nabbed them Malcolm Brogdon, both fans and media pundits alike believe there are still a few holes in the roster that the C’s must look to fill.
That said, while this is a widely accepted belief, the way in which people think the front office should look to plug such holes is highly disputed.
While we at HH may believe that easily the biggest area of concern that needs to be addressed is their lacking big man depth, others still believe that the wing position should take precedence.
Just recently, in fact, the folks at Bleacher Report seemingly sided with this latter mindset, as they concocted a trade proposal that they think the Boston Celtics should consider partaking in this summer to bolster this position within their rotation, and it involves a Houdini favorite target in Terrence Ross coming aboard.
The exact deal reads as follows:
Citing the team’s inability to make any more major moves this summer due to their lacking draft capital and other valuable trade assets, coupled with their lacking offensive production outside of the likes of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown last season, writer Zach Buckley believes that Ross is an ideal low-cost, potential high-reward target that should be considered:
"Short of selling draft picks (they’re already out their 2023 first-rounder), the Celtics can’t make a major swap without really feeling it. Their rotation appears locked and is absolutely loaded—quite possibly the best in [basketball]—and any significant deal would disrupt it.Boston does have a sizable trade exception left over from the Evan Fournier sign-and-trade that it could use to add a supporting piece.Why not Ross? Before Orlando leaned in to a top-to-bottom rebuild and dismantled the roster around him, he was a walking bucket who could catch fire from three and rock the rim in transition. Surround him with the type of talent on the Shamrocks, and he could feast on catch-and-shoot chances and timely cuts."
Now, if you were to have asked us a few months back if we thought the Boston Celtics should look to pursue an offseason trade for the likes of Terrence Ross (has averaged 13.8 points per game on 35 percent shooting from deep since 2018-19), our answer would have been a resounding and emphatic “yes!”
After all, not so long ago we deemed the offensive-minded wing as being a “dream” trade target for this team.
However, now, considering the moves they have made thus far this summer–especially the Gallinari signing–, we have grown less fond of seeing such a transaction for Orlando’s veteran go down, for, even though Buckley’s proposal only sees two second-round picks heading outbound, we believe that these assets would best be used in a deal for a serviceable backup big man.
Though it pains us to say this, we feel that Boston should pass on an offer such as this.