Boston Celtics Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
For NBA fans excited about this past weekend’s report from Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe that the Boston Celtics could be interested in Zach LaVine, we have some rain for your parade.
Per Kurt Helin of NBC Sports, LaVine to the Cs may just be a pipe dream.
Helin believes that Boston is a backup plan for LaVine if things go sour in Chicago. The Bulls have aggressively upgraded their roster since the trade deadline in hopes of keeping their 26-year-old All-Star.
According to Helin, LaVine is the one free agent that could entice teams to keep cap space available…but that doesn’t mean he is going anywhere:
How well that roster (Nikola Vucevic, Lonzo Ball, DeMar DeRozan) performs this season will influence LaVine’s decision, but other teams are looking for signs of unhappiness and if they can poach him.