Rumor: Celtics interested in Rockets’ Jae’Sean Tate

Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty ImagesWith few avenues to complete a trade at the February 8 deadline, the rumor mill has been relatively silent for the Celtics. However, this little tidbit came from The Athletic’s Kelly Iko, Shams Charania, and Sam Amick in their reporting of the Rockets’ rebuild:

Udoka’s preference is not only to find another big man who can step in when \u015eengün is on the bench, but one who could potentially play alongside him in certain lineups, akin to Williams and Al Horford during Udoka’s lone season in Boston. Houston can offer expiring contracts in Victor Oladipo and Boban Marjanovi\u0107 — or even longer-term salary like center Landale — in addition to draft…