A month separates the league from the official market closure and several franchises have already begun to position themselves in order to strengthen their respective squads. And with this, the habitual dance of rumors.
Two games to reach the equator of the regular season, the Boston Celtics mark the court of the play in in the Eastern Conference with a negative balance of 19-21. The team is not working as expected even accepting the need for an adaptation period before the arrival of a new coach.
Thus, Brad Stevens, head of Boston offices, declared last week that there is “a lot to solve”, which immediately triggered multiple possibilities regarding the creation and modification of the template. Of course, the board of directors has warned potential interested teams that Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are still not on the market, as reported by journalist Shams Charania.
The Celtics insist on building around their star duo, which they keep the label of non-transferable. From there, the franchise is willing to negotiate for any other player on the squad. In fact, some previous rumors indicated that Dennis Schröder, Robert Williams and Grant Williams would be on the starting ramp.
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