Celtics rumors: C’s are positioning themselves for ‘seismic’ commerce utilizing draft picks

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Marcus Good and Grant Williams are already gone, and the Celtics reportedly aren’t carried out making strikes.

The Celtics have traded Marcus Good and Grant Williams amongst different gamers this summer time, and so they reportedly aren’t carried out searching for offers.

Based on Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, the Celtics have been buying draft picks to make use of as capital to make one other splash within the commerce market.

The Good commerce landed the Celtics theNo. 25 total choose in final month’s NBA draft, which they used to commerce again a number of occasions and safe a haul of 4 future second-round picks on draft night time, in addition to the No. 38 total choose, which they used to pick Arkansas ahead Jordan Walsh.

Boston additionally acquired the Warriors’ 2024 first-round choose within the Good commerce.

The Celtics added two extra second-round picks and a 2025 second-round choose swap with the Mavericks within the Williams commerce.

“No, the Celtics do not need a plan to start out a youth motion centered on draft picks,” Himmelsbach wrote. “This capital will finally function forex in a bigger deal, with the Celtics well-positioned for a seismic strike, league sources mentioned. The spree of latest exercise has bred hypothesis that they may very well be staking out their huge transfer proper now, however a league supply mentioned that seems unlikely.”

The Celtics already had Jayson Tatum beneath contract. They signed Kristaps Porzingis to a two 12 months extension after buying him from Washington within the Good commerce. Himmelsbach reported that the Celtics are anticipated to supply, and finally comply with, a super-max contract extension with Jaylen Brown.

The Celtics have the inexperienced mild to proceed including items regardless of being deep into the posh tax final 12 months, president of basketball operations Brad Stevens mentioned at Porzingis’ introductory press convention.

MassLive’s Brian Robb reported {that a} league supply mentioned the Celtics are “removed from carried out” making strikes this offseason.

That they had already tried to deal Malcolm Brogdon in trade for Porzingis however commerce talks fell aside, main the Celtics to deal Good as a substitute. The reigning NBA Sixth Man of the 12 months has two-years and $45 million left on his contract.

The lack of Good, in addition to questions on Brogdon’s well being, have modified Boston’s depth on the guard place. Payton Pritchard was open about wanting a commerce final season, saying that he needed extra taking part in time. Extra minutes have opened up, but it surely stays to be seen what number of of them will go to him.

The Celtics aren’t anticipated to pursue seven-time all-star guard Damian Lillard, who requested for a commerce from Portland this week, in response to Himmelsbach.

Whereas Lillard’s commerce request is among the NBA’s greatest storylines this offseason, the Celtics will probably look elsewhere for offers to make, Himmelsbach wrote.