B/R believes this move would be key to the Boston Celtics winning a title

This past season we saw the Boston Celtics take part in a turnaround for the ages, going from the postseason-less sector of the standings all the way to representing the Eastern Conference in the 2022 NBA Finals, their first appearance on the big stage in over a decade.

Unfortunately, their spectacular run came up just a bit short of achieving ultimate glory, as the ball club fell to the Golden State Warriors in six games.

Since their Finals loss, Brad Stevens and co. have been working tirelessly to try and shore up the glaring weaknesses that aided in their downfall, as they managed to sign veteran forward Danilo Gallinari in free agency and acquired Malcolm Brogdon via trade with the Indiana Pacers, both of whom will seamlessly help address the team’s second-unit scoring punch that placed 26th in both points per game and offensive rating.

Now, to some, these moves may have very well been the ones needed to thrust the Boston Celtics over the proverbial hump and into raising banner No. 18 back at the TD Garden come the conclusion of next season.

However, to the folks at Bleacher Report, they’re not yet convinced that this team is properly positioned to win a title but believe that adding another shot-creator to have running alongside star Jayson Tatum could be the way to get them there.

Spending the vast majority of his focus on Kevin Durant, writer Zach Buckley seems to be under the impression that a move for the megastar would be the best way for the C’s to take home their first Larry O’Brien trophy since 2008:

"Boston wasn’t in obvious need of major boat-rocking after landing just two wins shy of a title last season. Nevertheless, the Shamrocks added both Malcolm Brogdon and Danilo Gallinari this offseason, and they reportedly dangled an offer of Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and a draft pick to the Brooklyn Nets for Kevin Durant, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania.The Nets reportedly countered by asking for “Marcus Smart, draft picks and potentially one more rotation player,” and so far the Celtics have resisted. You could argue the Shamrocks should just walk away, since Brogdon and Gallinari might be enough to fill the shot-creating, ball-moving and shooting voids on the roster.Then again, the idea of a Durant-Jayson Tatum tandem is terrifying, and even if Smart had to join that package of outgoing players, Boston would still have the newcomers, Robert Williams III, Al Horford, Payton Pritchard and Grant Williams to go championship-chasing with. It’s tempting, especially if the Shamrocks can get a deal done without forking over the farm."

To be frank, we at HH are starting to get so sick and tired of all this chatter about how the Boston Celtics could be in the running to land Kevin Durant via trade.

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times at this point, but here goes one thousand and one: the C’s should not be interested in trading for KD, especially if it means giving up Jaylen Brown in the process and, according to recent reports, that’s exactly what it would wind up taking (subscription required).

Last season proved to be one of JB’s best seasons of his already impressive career, as he managed to post stellar per-game averages of 23.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.1 steals on 47 percent shooting from the field and 36 percent shooting from deep.

Proving himself to easily be the second-best player on the roster for the large portion of the campaign, and even serving as the best player at times down the stretch and into the NBA Finals, the All-Star wing has shown time and time again that he is not just a contributor for this team, but an essential component that has helped them achieve tremendous success throughout his tenure.

Now, after a summer of retooling to help better compliment the likes of Tatum and Brown, it is B/R’s belief that in order for the Boston Celtics to win a title they need to swap him, along with several other key assets to their core out in exchange for Durant?

Think again folks, for, in all likelihood, the only other move (if they even need to make any additional ones) that should be considered is one that would address their somewhat depleted big man rotation.

Other than that, this squad seems to be well on their way toward being considered a legitimate favorite to win it all in 2022-23.