Bill Simmons thinks DeMarcus Cousins being traded to the Boston Celticscould be the best move the team has ever made in modern NBA history - he also thinks it could turn out to be the worst.
Simmons - a leading NBA sportswriter and not-so-secret fan of the Celtics - recently graced the world with what amounts to Harry Turtledove-esque NBA fan fiction in a recent piece imagining both potential outcomes. One revolved around an Amir Johnson and Marcus Smart-centered trade he gave the moniker "the Heist" that saw Boogie settle into a very Kevin Garnett-like role on a revitalized, contending Celtics squad, and the other - well, let's just say it saw Danny Ainge ending up working as a color…
