SB Nation’s Ricky O’Donnell compiled a list of the seven teams that will be the most desperate at this season’s NBA trade deadline. Coming in at number five? The Boston Celtics, who O’Donnell summarized in the following fell swoop:
Is there a team with worse vibes than the Celtics this season? New head coach Ime Udoka is constantly throwing his players on the bus, the offense suffers from a serious lack of playmaking, and there have been rumors the Jayson Tatum-Jaylen Brown pairing could eventually be broken up. Brown is more likely to be dealt, but that would be a franchise-altering decision.