The Boston Celtics have made one of the bigger heists of the 2022 NBA offseason in trading five deep rotation players and a protected first-round pick for Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon, but it would be unfair to characterize that trade as one with little risk.
The veteran floor general has missed about 30% of the games he’s been eligible to play in since starting his NBA career, with frequent injuries the primary reason. This issue is not a new development, but one which has lingered for some time, as noted in recent reporting from Heavy’s Steve Bulpett that shined a light on injury concerns depressing Brogdon’s value.
“The knock against him coming out of college is that he had terrible knees,” explained an unnamed rival executive.
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