New B/R trade proposal sees Boston Celtics swap backcourt depth for wing prospect

Would it make sense to try and free up some minutes in Boston’s backcourt? Or is the depth there by design?

To many, it is hard to see how Boston Celtics reserve guard Payton Pritchard will see the floor in the 2022-23 NBA season after the team added veteran floor general Malcolm Brogdon in a trade to bolster the club’s depth this offseason.

While we here at the Celtics Wire do not share that concern after having gone through the potential minutes distribution on a recent episode of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast and coming up with nearly 15 minutes per game without much trouble, others may not come to such a favorable distribution for the former Oregon player.

If he were to languish on the bench, there is a case to trade him for a player that would fit an area of need for the team, and Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley came up with one such deal.