The Boston Celtics’ reigning NBA Sixth Man of the Year, Malcolm Brogdon, has a two-year, $45 million extension kicking in during the 2023-24 season — but Inside The Celtics’ Bobby Krivitsky wants to forgo paying it and instead believes the team could do well to trade him for depth. That’d come in the form of Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith and Brooklyn guard Patty Mills, with the Cs also opting into Mike Muscala’s player option and packaging him in the deal.
“While there’s an argument for keeping him and that his shooting makes him an effective crunch-time complement to Jayson Tatum and Brown, the Celtics could trade him for someone who’s a better fit,” Krivitsky prefaced before saying, “If they go that route, Dorian Finney-Smith meets that description.