Celtics trade rumor could lead to massive deal with Bucks for Jayson Tatum's new co-star
An NBA analyst believes the Boston Celtics could swing a blockbuster trade with the Milwaukee Bucks this summer.
Celtics trade rumor could lead to massive deal with Bucks for Jayson Tatum's new co-star originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . By blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs, the Boston Celtics made their upcoming offseason much more complicated than anticipated.
The 18-time NBA champions could decide to shake up their roster in a monumental way by completing a superstar-centered trade to help give Jayson Tatum a new co-star and take a significant step toward regular contention in the Eastern Conference. The Ringer’s Bill Simmons thinks the Milwaukee Bucks could land on the opposite end of a blockbuster trade with the Celtics this summer. “I think Giannis (Antetokounmpo) wants to go to Boston, and I’m not sure Boston wants Giannis," Simmons stated.
"I think that’s the push and pull right now. ” “I think he wants to stay in the East. I think a certain guy on the Celtics has the same shooting coach as him.
I think there’s a lot of respect for the organization. I just think that would be a team he would be interested in. ” Of course, acquiring Antetokounmpo would require the Celtics to trade Jaylen Brown, ending Brown’s partnership with Tatum in Boston after nine eventful seasons.