The Boston Celtics need to clear some cap space in order to create enough room for Gordon Hayward’s newly agreed four-year, $128 million deal. They promptly made Avery Bradley, Marcus Smart and Jae Crowder available in trade talks, which gives the Denver Nuggets a couple of targets they should make calls about.
Initially, early reports revealed that the Celtics were looking into a possible sign-and-trade with the Utah Jazz, allowing the Jazz to get something in return and for the Celtics to clear a contract nice and easily.
However, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has reported that those talks have come to a stall, and the Celtics are engaged in trade talks throughout the NBA.