An insider confirmed the details of a possible trade agreement between Chicago Bulls’ guard Alex Caruso and the Celtics prior to the NBA Trade Deadline.
With a 20-6 record so far this season, Boston is currently the best seed in the East. The Celtics are off to another fast start. The Celtics are ready to challenge for the championship thanks to their impressive start and deep roster. Nevertheless, as the trade deadline draws near, the front office has reportedly stated unequivocally that they won’t back down and will continue to be active. Following Grant Williams’ off-season trade to the Mavericks, the Celtics raised their traded player expectations to 6.2 million. Despite their high payroll, the Celtics have a clear path to improving their roster thanks to traded player expectation, or TPE for short. The Celtics can use Grant’s TPE or other movable pieces to target these three players.
It’s possible that the Celtics will look to expand their roster soon.
Boston, which is currently alone atop the Eastern Conference standings at 15-5, lost to the Pacers 122-112 on Monday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, preventing them from traveling to Las Vegas for the in-season tournament semifinals.
The Celtics’ rotation had some gaps after the loss, and according to an NBA insider, the team will be trying to add more depth in the upcoming months.
“As February approaches, I anticipate the Celtics to be active in the trade market to try to see if they can strengthen their bench rotation,” Shams Charania stated on FanDuel’s Run It Back program on Tuesday.
This season, the Celtics rank second in defensive rating (108.2) and tenth in offensive rating (116.7), but their all-star starting lineup generates the majority of the team’s output.
Boston’s bench is only slightly ahead of the 76ers in terms of bench points per game (25.7) after 20 games. The Celtics’ top reserve scorer, Sam Hauser, averages 10.0 points per game, with Al Horford and Payton Pritchard coming in second and third, respectively.
The guards Alex Caruso and Jevon Carter of the Bulls and Delon Wright of the Wizards, who are all contributing to teams that are anticipated to sell later this season, are among the possible trade targets.
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