3 former All-Stars the Boston Celtics should still pursue this summer

Boston Celtics target No. 2) LaMarcus Aldridge

Of all the players that will be found on this list, there’s a strong argument to be made that LaMarcus Aldridge is the most productive, efficient, and trusty potential target the front office could pursue on the free agency market.

After coming back from his near five-month retirement, the tweener big saw himself serve as a phenomenal asset within the frontcourt rotation for the Brooklyn Nets.

In 47 games played, the 16-year veteran went on to post impressive averages of 12.9 points, 5.5 boards, and a block on 55 percent shooting from the floor.

Now, of course, these are by no means the types of numbers that the 7x All-Star and 5x All-NBA was putting up during his prime, but, even still, these last few years have proven that he’s more than capable of producing at a highly effective level, as he’s been putting up 15.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks on 51 percent shooting from the floor and 37.5 percent shooting from deep per night since 2019-20.

With his 6-11, 250-pound frame, coupled with his specific two-way production, Aldridge is a player who can help fill in at either the four or the five at any given moment, which is huge considering that, should Robert Williams III go down with an injury (something that, at this point, sadly seems somewhat inevitable), he could either take his place at the pivot or, perhaps the more desirable scenario, Udoka could plug him in at power forward and then slide Al Horford down to center, allowing the team to still have a ferocious tandem down in the frontcourt.

Add in the fact that he already has personal ties to Boston’s head man (the duo both shared stints with San Antonio and Brooklyn), and the big not only should be viewed as an ideal target at this point but, frankly, a rather realistic one as well.