Everyone is low on the Boston Celtics right now, for obvious reasons. But in the midst of discussing an injured and depleted roster, it seems many outside of the Celtics' fanbase have forgotten about just how talented a player Anfernee Simons is.
Let's quickly revisit just how the Celtics came to acquire Simons in the first place. Back in the first week of July, Boston flipped Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers and got back Anfernee in the process. A simple one-for-one swap, an irregularity in this era of complicated trades.
At the time, there was some sense of surprise, but it was still expected that the Celtics would be shipping out members of their core due to the restrictions of the first and second tax aprons.