A proposed trade would send the Celtics two-time All-Star and rebounding champion
The Boston Celtics are worried about Kristaps Porzingis’ injury history and Al Horford’s advancing age. Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz suggests that the team could alleviate some of these concerns by signing center Andre Drummond of the Chicago Bulls.
Swartz listed the following trades that he believed each NBA team ought to make in a column published on December 4:
The 2023 second-round pick goes to the Bulls.
However, Boston only ranks 17th overall in offensive rebounding (28.5%), so throughout the season, fans will need to monitor how Durability Kristaps Porziņģis and Age Al Horford are used. Given that his $3.3 million salary falls within the $6.2 million trade exception made possible by Grant Williams’ sign-and-trade, Drummond might be a good buy at a discount. If Drummond had enough minutes to qualify, his 20.7 offensive rebound percentage would be the highest in the NBA.
behind him and has spent the previous few years serving as a backup. He would not only help a Celtics weakness, but he would also arrive with warts.
One of the top three targets for the Celtics is Andre Drummond.
Another Bleacher Report writer recommended in November that the Celtics go after Drummond.
“He could be their guy if the Celtics don’t want to pay much for interior depth,” Zach Buckley wrote. Although his value is diminished in the modern game by his perimeter limitations on both ends, he is still a capable rebounder who can finish around the basket and defend the paint.
He wrote, “He might be the kind of player Boston signs to keep behind emergency glass.” “This team may get more use out of Drummond than Kornet in that matchup if it plays a low-post bruiser in the playoffs—a few of them could end up on this club’s path to a championship. Drummond’s trade cost would be negligible, and that insurance alone would make it worthwhile.
Of the Celtics’ twenty games, Porzingis has missed five, including four straight games beginning on November 26. Horford, meanwhile, has started the first two back-to-back games for the Celtics this year. If either player misses a significant amount of time, Drummond would offer depth.
Drummond “would draw interest” if the Bulls cut him from the roster. In a report published on November 29, NBC Sports Chicago’s K.C. Johnson referred to the season as “a season on the road to nowhere.”
Trading Caruso and even Andre Drummon, who league sources said would draw interest, would be on the table if Bulls executive vice president Arturos Karnišovas “really wants to tear his situation down to the studs,” Johnson wrote.
Insider: The Celtics Will Be “Active” in the Trade Market
Before the trade deadline of February 8th, Shams Charania of The Athletic stated that he thought the Celtics would look into the trade market.
The Jrue Holiday trade resulted in the Celtics giving up a couple of first-round picks. They still possess a couple of first-round selections. In an effort to strengthen their bench rotation as February approaches, I anticipate the Celtics to be active in the trade market, according to Charania, who made this statement on December 5 on FanDuel TV’s “Run It Back.”
