Kevin Durant is now a Houston Rocket, and Jalen Inexperienced, Dillon Brooks and whoever the tenth total decide winds up being at the moment are Phoenix Suns. However these groups play within the Western Convention, so why on earth would any of this matter for the Boston Celtics?
Properly, it doesn’t… straight. However there are some things to notice for Celtics followers micromanaging their group’s already-depressing offseason that may most likely see each Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Vacation exit stage left. So what issues? Right here’s three issues.
1. The Rockets are not a Vacation suitor
Houston was one of many few groups with the cap house, belongings, and proximity-to-winning that might get probably the most out of a Vacation deal. The 35-year-old is within the twilight of his profession, however continues to be the dictionary definition of a profitable participant that the younger Rockets want within the constructing. With Durant within the constructing, that’s most likely not within the playing cards.
Durant is within the final yr of his 194 million greenback contract he signed with… the Brooklyn Nets, however I can’t think about the Rockets traded for the 36-year-old with out having an inkling that he would possibly signal his final massive contract of his profession with them. That may tie up the Rockets to an extent that Vacation’s take care of be prohibitively giant. The Celtics shouldn’t look to Houston for younger gamers and picks in alternate for his or her good (however too costly) level guard.
2. It’s not possible the Celtics will likely be dealing Jaylen Brown, a minimum of this summer season
I’m not breaking any information right here, however the Rockets felt like they had been a celebrity commerce ready to occur, and if it wasn’t Durant it will be Giannis Antetokounmpo. If it wasn’t both of them… it might have been Brown. Welp.
Not that I’m complaining, however I’m as soon as once more a bit not sure the place the Brown touchdown spot is with out Houston. The Celtics aren’t “promoting” within the basic sense of the phrase, however they’re procuring a couple of very particular objects. Vacation and Porzingis full the method within the least painful approach, however Brown completes it on his personal. If there was really a severe marketplace for him, I’m certain the Celtics would have some conferences.
Now? I don’t know the place that market is. San Antonio appears attainable, however past that we’re speaking the Miami Warmth (gross), Brooklyn Nets (nope), or some bizarre decide explosion out of left discipline. The Rockets (like they did for each star) was one of the best spot with one of the best belongings. And I assume they made their selection.
3. This can be a weird commerce market that may make it arduous for the Celtics to get high quality belongings again
The NBA commerce market was easy: surrender good things to get good things. Then, extra lately, the NBA commerce market was silly: surrender all of your draft picks to get good things. However this Durant commerce included one first-round decide, so I’m not tremendous certain the place the league is at proper now.
It’s attainable we’re in a draft decide market crash, the place picks are consolidated in so few groups that they don’t have the worth they used to. With the second apron what it’s, buying and selling anybody to shed wage is already going to take some inventive accounting. Now? The suitors are thinning, and the market goes loopy.
Nor will the Celtics be negotiating from a place of energy with both Porzingis or Vacation, and it’s attainable that attempting to make this roster cheaper will get awkward earlier than it will get higher. Does this Durant commerce clear some issues up? Sure, however it asks much more questions than it solutions.
