Can the Celtics benefit from Pacers or Blazers situations? (discussion topic)

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe calendar has turned to December and this is the time of year when trade chatter typically starts to ramp up. On the other hand, the standings are very muddled in the middle of the pack and with the play-in tournament, most teams can still talk themselves into thinking they have a shot this year.

So when a couple of teams start signaling that they are ready to make changes, ears perk up. Granted, Brad Stevens has almost certainly been keeping an open dialogue with all 29 other teams all year long, but we have a few data points in the public news cycle to build upon with speculation.

First there is the Blazers, who have floundered this year and…