BOSTON (CBS) â?? The Celtics may have passed on an opportunity to land one big-name center this week, but that doesn’t mean they have not ruled out pursuing another prominent target in the frontcourt.
According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Celtics are still in the mix for Sixers center Jahlil Okafor ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline.
“Okafor is kind of still there,” Stein said on ESPN Radio Monday. “He’s been so out there that you tend to think Philadelphia will find something in the next three days where they move him.