The Boston Celtics may be pivoting towards looking for a big man to bolster their team after all.
Not the splashy sort involving a big-money contract, but someone able to fortify the bench rotation and maybe even add some shooting or at least scoring as well.
The rumors the Celtics may have changed priorities was reported by the Boston Herald’s Steve Bulpett, who relates the team may be most interested in dealing for a power forward or center.
Another agent with players involved in the negotiations between potential trading partners related to Bulpett that Boston has not been close on negotiations to secure additional wing depth.
This was perhaps underscored by the Wednesday night deal sending the Golden State Warriors’ Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III to Atlantic division rival Philadelphia 76ers.
While nothing connected the team to those players apart from speculation, the duo represents exactly the sort of low-cost wing depth Boston has been looking for, and the cost of three second-round picks was not a cheap one.
There is a not-small possibility the team does not make a move if no trade partner is willing to dance for whatever the front office deems is a fair price.
If that happens there will still be plenty of buyout options like former Celtic Evan Turner and perhaps the Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson.
