Josh Richardson reminds everyone of his value

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty ImagesWhenever we approach the trade deadline, one or two Boston Celtics players find their names linked to a new team almost every day. In recent years, Marcus Smart has fallen victim to the media circus, usually due to his defensive impact and low-cost contract, and while he’s still being floated in a ton of rumors this year, he’s not the first name on everybody's lips.

To begin the month of February, Kevin O’Connor noted how Josh Richardson had been receiving admiring glances from the Utah Jazz on the Bill Simmons podcast, primarily due to his defensive upside and secondary ball-handling. The following day, Jared Weiss reported that Richardson had…