Sorry Celtics Fans, No Chance for Grant or Vucevic
As much as I would love to have both of these guys to come to Boston, I just don't see why either the Magic or Pistons would move their best player, to a team that really doesn't have a whole lot of assets. Boston's best young piece is probably Robert Williams or Payton Pritchard, who both are 23 years old. The Celtics are also going to be contenders for the next few years, their picks are likely going to be in the 20s. The Magic, although not competing for a championship will be a lower tier playoff for the next couple seasons as long as their players stay healthy. They have been without Isaac, Gordon, Fultz, and Anthony for at least a decent portion of this year. For Detroit, they finally have a fairly young player to build around and he locked up for the next couple of seasons.
While we may not get Vucevic from the Magic, I do think that there are a few players on the Magic that make a little more sense. The first is Terrence Ross, Ross has been nicknamed the "Human Torch" for a reason, he is a guy who can heat up quick and provide a lot of value off of a team's bench. He is a type of player that Boston's bench desperately needs. He is locked up for two more years after this year on a pretty affordable contract at about 12 million a year. Fournier is another guy on the Magic that could provide a lot of value for the Celtics, he is a great offensive player, who would certainly help with spacing. He is also on an expiring deal which could be more motivation for the Magic to move him.
Detroit may not want to give up Grant, but there are two players on the Pistons I would really like. The first one is Wayne Ellington, Ellington does really only one thing well. That one thing is shooting threes, but he does that very well. Adding a guy that you can relying to hit his threes forty percent of the time would be very cool. The other guy I would like from Detroit is Blake. I definitely would not like to trade for him, but if he is bought out I think he can do a lot of things that helps the Celtics, if he would be willing to take a lesser role. Just based off the money that he's making I really doubt he'll get bought out, but it is still nice to think about.
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