CelticsBlog · Feb 2, 2021
Should the Celtics use the TPE now or wait till the deadline?
Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty ImagesHey, I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but the Celtics have a massive trade exception that they can use to acquire some help. Oh, you’ve noticed? You’ve actually been thinking about it obsessively since the moment you heard Hayward was going to Charlotte? Yeah, me too.
The season is well under way and trade season approaches. We’re already hearing names available for trade. But should the Celtics make a move now or should they wait for the trade deadline to see if better options become available. With the play-in games there are more teams talking themselves into going for the playoffs where they might have checked out in prior years.