The trade deadline is getting close now, as Thursday at 3:00 PM ET approaches. For the Boston Celtics, it’s been a busy trade season already.
Brad Stevens made the sixth trade of his relatively short tenure as Boston’s President of Basketball Operations when he moved Juancho Hernangomez in a salary-clearing deal. That trade netted the Celtics Bol Bol and P.J. Dozier, both of whom are in the final years of their deals.
That swap also put Boston within striking distance of getting out of the luxury tax entirely for this season. Yet, that goal seems to have somewhat less importance, per those with knowledge of the Celtics thinking.