NBA Trade Rumours: The Celtics will pursue Jayson Tatum “aggressively”
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Boston Celtics are anticipated to be aggressive in the trade market as they seek to bolster their bench.
The NBA insider mentioned that following the Jrue Holiday trade during the offseason, the Celtics still had assets up for grabs. Charania thinks Boston will try to use those resources to add depth to the bench.
On Monday, Charania stated on Run It Back, “They’re going to be aggressive in just seeing what could be out there for bench help” (1:20 mark).
The Celtics are 20-5 so far this season, which leads the NBA, but one of the main concerns has been depth. It appears that the Celtics may soon expand their bench.
Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Kristaps Porzingis are the starting lineup for the Celtics. Boston doesn’t have many good bench alternatives outside of Al Horford, Sam Hauser, and Payton Pritchard.
Although it hasn’t hampered Boston’s performance thus far, a protracted season could cause it to become less effective.
After losing to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals the previous season, the Celtics are hoping to return to the NBA Finals, and adding some players to the bench might help them in that endeavour.
In the meantime, Tatum, Brown, and Porzingis—the new trio—will continue to be crucial for Boston. With Tatum scoring 27.3 points per game, Brown scoring 22.3 points per game, and Porzingis scoring 18.9 points per game, the group has looked impressive so far.
With Holiday joining the team, the Celtics have also benefited from his strong play, as he averages 12.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per contest. With an average of 15.3 points and 5.1 assists per game, White has also been the Celtics’ mainstay at point guard.
Even though the Celtics’ starting lineup has been excellent this year, they still need to recruit some bench players if they want to win a championship.
