It was a relatively quiet trade deadline for the Boston Celtics, but they did manage to add some depth to the front court in the form of Mike Muscala.
Boston traded Justin Jackson and two second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the big man, a player they had been keeping their eye on for a while.
“As you go through the league, you just keep tidbits in your mind of how you think guys would fit,” Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens said. “I mean, when people describe Mike that I knew well, whether in coaching or whether it’s playing with him or whatever, they always talked about the way he approached his work, the way he was as a teammate, the way he competed to win, and that’s what’s the most important thing.