The NBA trade deadline has passed

There are various Celtics followers who love Marcus Sensible, myself included.

It made many individuals upset after they traded him to the Grizzlies as part of the Kristaps Porzingis deal in June of 2023.

On Thursday, the Grizzlies traded him to the Washington Wizards together with a 2025 first spherical decide for Johnny Davis, Marvin Bagley and a pair of second spherical picks. The deal additionally despatched Jake LaRavia to the Kings, a participant I wished the Celtics to commerce for.

This can be a two-sided coin due to course, Brad Stevens seems to be actually sensible for getting off of Sensible on the actual proper second.

After all, that’s the proper method to assume as Sensible has solely performed in 39 video games because the commerce on account of numerous accidents and is taking pictures simply 32% from three in these contests. On the eve of the commerce deadline, he went 0/6 from the sphere and 0/3 from three scoring 0 factors within the Grizzlies 138-107 win over the Raptors — getting two first spherical picks and Tyus Jones, who Boston flipped for Porzingis, for him was nice enterprise.

It seems, this grew to become a very unhealthy commerce for the Grizzlies.

That doesn’t imply I’ve to love it.

He was the center and soul, who so many people liked and trusted so dearly and now he’s being shipped off to Washington like he’s Malcolm Brogdon. It makes me sick to my abdomen simply desirous about it.

No, he isn’t going to get purchased out and even when he was, the Celtics can’t signal a participant that makes over $12.8 million in any case.

I do assume his and Khris Middleton’s management will assist in Washington. Each guys are robust gamers who’ve been by means of so many wars within the playoffs, so for Washington’s younger guys to be round these two dudes day by day will assist the Wizards in the long term. This can be a good commerce for the Wizards and I hope Sensible performs video games for Washington down the stretch of the season.

Once more, that doesn’t imply I’ve to love it.

In truth, I very a lot don’t prefer it. Sending my man off to the Wizards, to play for a group that has but to win ten video games this season just isn’t one thing I like within the slightest.

I will likely be rooting very arduous for the Grizzlies to fail due to what they did to Marcus.

In different information, the Celtics did make a commerce, sending Jaden Springer, a 2030 second spherical decide and a protected 2027 second spherical decide to the Rockets for a protected 2031 2nd spherical decide. Springer was subsequently waived by Houston.

No, the Celtics can’t signal him because of Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

That’s as a result of Golden State traded him final July, and the NBA has a rule that prohibits groups from buying and selling a participant after which re-signing him throughout the identical league yr. It’s often called the Zydrunas Ilgauskas rule, after the Cleveland Cavaliers traded their longtime middle in 2010, then re-signed him when Washington purchased him out. Different groups didn’t prefer it, so the NBA upped the restricted interval from 30 days to a yr.

All of us liked the Jaden Springer sport however on the finish of the day, he simply wasn’t going to be on the court docket on the within the playoffs as a result of the three pointer simply was not there. Each time he was on the court docket, he would simply stand within the nook and the opposing group wouldn’t have to protect him.

He’s only a profession 25% from past the arc so it was sensible for the opposing group to not guard him.

His toughness on the defensive finish was admirable and he performed with superior effort, however this moved saved the Celtics $15 million in tax financial savings. After all they had been going to do it.

Whereas I don’t love buying and selling a future 2nd, this transfer just isn’t a giant deal. There may be most likely a deal coming in some unspecified time in the future that takes the Celtics out of the 2nd apron that may make everybody upset, however this definitely was not that.