Steve Bulpett checks in from his new gig at Heavy.com to give us some updates on the Boston Celtics ahead of the NBA trade deadline. He reports that they have been “extremely active” and want to build around Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
At this stage, sources are indicating that first-year head of basketball operations Brad Stevens is at the very least looking to unload some salary cap burden (as he did in moving Juancho Hernangomez last week) and clear a path for Payton Pritchard, Aaron Nesmith and Romeo Langford to get more playing time.