With the 2021 NBA trade deadline firmly in the league’s rear-view mirror, you might think trade chatter is finally about to die down for a while, and by and large you would be right.
But some teams have already trained their eyes on making some big splashes in the future — some, the Boston Celtics likely among them, as soon as this coming offseason. With no big blockbuster of a trade coming at this year’s deadline, many Celtics fans were disappointed. But while there were no fireworks to be had, there was a retention of first-round draft picks the team will need to land any such target.
And The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor believes Boston is already scheming to pry a certain player loose from their current team.
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) March 29, 2021
