The Celtics had themselves a busy trade deadline day, and it could’ve been even busier.
Boston was a finalist in the Nikola Vucevic sweepstakes, The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach reported Friday. The Celtics’ offer for the All-Star big man included multiple first-round picks, a league source told Himmelsbach.
The Magic ended up trading Vucevic plus forward Al-Farouq Aminu to the Chicago Bulls for young center Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter Jr., and two first-round picks.
The Celtics were also a finalist for Magic forward Aaron Gordon, according to Himmelsbach. Boston was rumored to be in negotiations to acquire Gordon in the days leading up to the deadline, with one report suggesting that guard Marcus Smart was involved in trade talks.