Saving the Celtics, one fake Anfernee Simons trade at a time

The fireworks were not fun this year. The Celtics traded away Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis due to salary cap limitations, lost Luke Kornet to the San Antonio Spurs for the same reason, and Al Horford is all but officially gone as he attempts to join a more competitive team. Those NBA champions have been replaced by Anfernee Simons, Georges Niang, Josh Minott, and Luka Garza — some intriguing players with a wide range of success and experience in the NBA. However, none of them will be mistaken for Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford or Luke Kornet.

For now, it appears the free agency fireworks are over for the Boston Celtics. It seems the last big piece of unfinished business…