The Boston Celtics may have elected to pass on trading for disgruntled Houston Rockets star James Harden, but that doesn’t mean the deal won’t end up generating potential trade targets for the team.
Sometimes, it makes more sense to build up an already-solid roster around the margins instead of going for the big splash of a trade, and with two young rising stars on the wing in Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum locked up for several seasons to come beyond 2020-21, dealing for a star with the baggage and age of Harden probably wasn’t the right move for the Celtics.
But who are some of the players who might be worth pursuing in the wake of the trade? Let’s take a look.
