Even though the Boston Celtics’ 2024 NBA trade deadline was not particularly exciting, some observers nevertheless declare them the champions. Three different deals made up the entirety of the Celtics’ move set.
In order to acquire backup big man Xavier Tillman, Sr., they first dealt reserve forward Lamar Stevens and two first-round draft picks to the Memphis Grizzlies. After that, they sent reserve wing Jaden Springer to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for another selection. Finally, in order to maintain a roster slot available for buyout candidates, Boston moved backup forward Dalano Banton to the Portland Trail Blazers.
While the Celtics made some spectacular additions throughout the summer and aggressively deployed resources to hone their depth, this is by no means a sequence of blockbuster moves in and of itself.
The presenter of the podcast “Hoops Tonight with Jason Timpf,” who goes by that name, recently explained why he believes Boston prevailed at the trade deadline. Watch the video above to find out why.
In a preseason game, how can you make an impact on the front office of the Boston Celtics? An amazing, highlight-reel block from a superstar player definitely helps to raise the antennae.
Following his acquisition of Jaden Springer during the trade deadline this past week, Brad Stevens, the president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics, remarked on how the former first-round pick’s defensive prowess in the team’s October preseason opener truly put Springer on the team’s radar.
“We had spent some time following Jaden. After our preseason game here, I saw Jaden really defend, and he moved from a guy I was intrigued in to a person I was extremely interested in,” Stevens remarked. Like, really, truly protect. We thus kept a closer eye on him.”
