The Celtics were relatively quiet at the NBA’s trade deadline, adding only Mike Muscala to their roster in a deal that sent Justin Jackson and two second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Here are the takeaways from a wild trade deadline day that barely featured the NBA’s best team.
1. A not-at-all insignificant minority of fans online seemed upset by the Celtics’ inaction, despite a week of reporting that suggested very little might happen.
That’s a little surprising. Sure, the Celtics could have packaged Payton Pritchard and/or Danilo Gallinari with picks to see what shook loose, but there was never a guarantee that they could have found a suitor with any valuable interest.