Tag: 2024 trade deadline

Trade proposal sees the Boston Celtics turn to the Memphis Grizzlies for a bench-boosting deal

“It’s not the sexiest trade but would likely enhance Boston’s strengths in a subtle way,” writes The Ringer.

The unofficial start of the NBA’s 2023-24 trade season kicking off on Dec. 15, the date when many of the players who signed deals during the league’s 2023 offseason become eligible to be traded, breathes a little more life into one of the slower stretches of the league calendar.

And it is not just fans of the Boston Celtics and other teams around the Association who let their imaginations run wild with the possibilities for change of a given team in the league. NBA analysts try to project which clubs will aim for what players, and the novelty of it all tends to get fans in a lather that is rarely born out in reality — yet grab us nonetheless.

The Ringer’s Michael Pina recently put together such a trade proposal, putting some meat on bones laid out by the reporting of HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto early in December.

Will the Boston Celtics make a move at the 2024 NBA trade deadline?

What teams will make moves in the East, complicating the Celtics’ playoff picture?

With the February 8th trade deadline coming into view at the start of the 2023-24 NBA trade season soon to arrive, discussions are heating up around which teams could be major sellers or buyers in the market, including the Boston Celtics and their Eastern Conference peers.

The Chicago Bulls could move for a fire sale after another disappointing and directionless season even as rumbles abound they could be buyers. In the East, the Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards also seem destined for sell-offs barring an unexpected resurgence. The Charlotte Hornets have key veterans who could attract playoff suitors. And the Detroit Pistons, still committed to their youth, could flip role players for future assets.

What teams will make moves in the East, complicating the Celtics’ playoff picture? Will Boston make trades to bolster their bench?

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with “The Big 3” podcast cohost A. Sherrod Blakely to talk it over — check it out above!

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The one piece the Boston Celtics are missing for an NBA Finals run

The Celtics, as good as they have been, still have exploitable weaknesses — so what can they do about it in the meantime?

The Boston Celtics may be a juggernaut in the early part of the NBA’s 2023-24 season, but that does not mean that the ball club is a lock to win the 2024 title, especially given that the Celtics, as good as they have been, still have exploitable weaknesses.

Whether their lack of reliable depth in the frontcourt and on the wing, or their mediocre ball movement and less-than-ideal shooting percentages (with a few notable exceptions), the better teams in the league can still find weaknesses to pick at in the postseason. So what can the Celtics do about it in the meantime?

On a recent episode of the Volume “Hoops Tonight with Jason Timpf,” the eponymous host and guest Chris Mannix had some ideas in mind.

Take a look at the clip above to hear what they are.

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Celtics Lab 231: Assessing the 2023-24 trade season around the NBA with A. Sherrod Blakely

Trade season is about to begin. How could the league change around Boston as it does?

The Boston Celtics might not be making any major moves at the NBA’s 2024 trade deadline after having had one of the most active offseasons in the league this summer, but the rest of the league is not going to stand still and let them waltz into the 2024 NBA Finals, either.

Teams like the Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, and Dallas Mavericks might take some big swings at players who could be on the move, and if the rumbles we are hearing about the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls pan out, the pecking order of both conferences could be shaken up a bit. And though the Celtics won’t be trying to improve their core players, there might also be room for improvement on Boston’s bench as well.

With December 15th and all the fluidity that brings to teams in terms of available players for trades, the 2023-24 NBA trade season is about to begin. How could the league change around Boston as it does?

To that end, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with “The Garden Report” and “The Big 3” podcast cohost A. Sherrod Blakely to look at how the rest of the league may try to get better, how the team may fare in one of the toughest stretches of the season, and more.

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How can the Boston Celtics get better after their first rough stretch of 2023-24?

Are there internal solutions to Boston’s admittedly minor troubles? Do the Celtics need to make a trade?

The Boston Celtics have faced their first real challenges of the NBA’s 2023-24 season as injuries and a lack of focus have impacted the team’s level of play in recent games despite being a top-tier team in the East, underscoring the importance of Latvian big man Kristaps Porzingis to the storied ball club for title contention in the 2024 playoffs.

At the same time, star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for November during Boston’s recent struggles, sparking debate on whether he deserved the award over players like Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. There’s also concern about the Celtics’ thin bench, and addressing Jaylen Brown’s when playing role with the second unit.

Are there internal solutions to Boston’s admittedly minor troubles? Do the Celtics need to make a trade? And what can the team learn from its loss in the NBA’s new in-season tournament?

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast weighed in on all fo this on a recent episode — check it out in the clip above.

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Five feasible frontcourt fixes for the Boston Celtics to consider

The murmur of analysts suggesting the Celtics ought to make a change is growing louder.

The Boston Celtics have been one of the best teams in the NBA early in the league’s 2023-24 season, but some old, familiar faults have resurfaced in the Celtics’ play of late, enough to concern fans even if the recurring issues are lesser of a problem than they have been in seasons past.

Issues with ball movement, concerns about the reliability of the help off the bench, smaller guards and limited bigs who struggle to defend certain kinds of opponents, the starters playing down to their competition and struggling against longer, more physical ball clubs all have come back to bite the Celtics in the handful of losses Boston has logged to date.

And with Dec. 15 soon to arrive and the flood of players who signed new deals over the summer able to be traded, the murmur of analysts suggesting the Celtics ought to make a change to help address some of these issues is growing louder.

Do the Boston Celtics need more bench depth?

The Celtics continue to excel, but have raised some questions among fans concerned about how the team’s reserve players are not providing a consistent punch off the pine.

Do the Boston Celtics need more bench depth? It depends on who you ask, but if you ask the eponymous hosts of the CLNS Media “Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay” podcast, adding some more reliable depth for the Celtics bench is not only a good idea, it may well be a critical one for the pursuit of an NBA title.

The Celtics continue to excel, but have raised some questions among fans concerned about how the team’s reserve players are not providing a consistent punch off the pine. While acknowledging the positives of the ball club to start the 2023-24 season, there’s a consensus on the pod that adding one more player would bolster the team’s depth, especially for unforeseen circumstances, for Boston’s title pursuit.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what Ryan and Co. had to say about the prospect of shaking up the team’s depth on the trade market.

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‘I expect the Celtics to be active in the trade market’: Shams Charania after Boston’s IST loss

“I just think from a staff perspective, getting timely baskets, the Celtics clearly were a little bit lacking last night,” said Charania.

If you watched the Indiana Pacers’ bench players giving the Boston Celtics nearly as much trouble as did their starters in Monday night’s in-season tournament quarterfinals loss and wished that the Celtics could have a few players that the team can lean on for similar production, you are far from alone in that regard.

In fact, The Athletic’s and Stadium’s Shams Charania weighed in on Boston’s bench postgame, hinting that the Celtics may have plans to boost their reserve capabilities with a few consolidatory moves at the 2024 NBA trade deadline while making an appearance on Fan Duel’s “Run it Back” podcast.

“My concern with the Celtics — there’s a lot that we’ve seen over the last couple of years — they get outscored 17 to 7 down the final minute-thirty of this game last night,” recounted The Athletic reporter.

Will the Boston Celtics stand pat at the NBA’s 2024 trade deadline?

Plugged-in people are speculating this could be the (non) move.

Fans of the Boston Celtics hoping for a major move at the deadline — or, in fact, even a minor one — may be disappointed according to recent intel from HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto. After a summer of blockbuster moves to land star big man Kristaps Porzingis and veteran point guard Jrue Holiday, rival execs are not expecting much of anything from the Celtics on the trade front.

“With a roster spot open, most executives believe the Boston Celtics will stand pat and wait until the buyout market to add another veteran for a championship run,” writes Scotto.

“It’s worth noting Boston expressed interest in several veterans, including re-signing Blake Griffin and free agent forward TJ Warren last offseason.”

There was speculation that Griffin might join the ball club late in the 2023-24 season ahead of the start of Boston’s current campaign, and the Celtics could be waiting for the Oklahoma native to return to the fold, which would indeed provide an elegant solution to the Celtics’ current dearth of frontcourt depth.

But a minor move could still be on tap after Boston’s depth signings having failed to make much of a mark this far into the season.

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What would the Boston Celtics do if the 2024 NBA trade deadline was today?

Even though the deadline is still months away, teams are already formulating their strategies for potential moves.

What would the Boston Celtics do if the 2024 NBA trade deadline was today? At least one NBA analyst thinks they know the answer to this question. Even though the deadline is still months away, teams are already formulating their strategies for potential moves, and Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz thinks he knows how the Celtics would manage if the deadline was indeed on our doorstep.

Given that Boston can afford to be patient with such a great record out of the gate this season, the trade deadline could prove to be a somewhat dull affair for Celtics fans this campaign. Boston is not likely to make further major moves seeing as those they made this summer put them where they are now in the league’s hierarchy.

“They shouldn’t feel much pressure to do anything at the deadline, instead letting this new-look roster with Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis continue to marinate,” writes Swartz.