Marcus Smart is drawing interest on the trade market.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are “definitely trying to trade” for the Celtics starting point guard, according to KTSP and SKOR North’s Darren Wolfson. Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer also reported the Timberwolves’ interest in Smart on Thursday.
As for what it would take for Smart to get traded to Minnesota, Wolfson believes that the Timberwolves would have to give up guard Malik Beasley and either forward Jaden McDaniels or a first-round pick. Beasley has been a rumored trade target for the Celtics. But instead of giving up Smart, the Celtics explored trading Josh Richardson and either Aaron Nesmith or Romeo Langford for Beasley, The Athletic reported Wednesday.