The Boston Celtics are unwilling to let go of any of their core wing players to improve their frontcourt depth, something viewed as a weakness to their nucleus since the offseason, once they lost Al Horford in free agency.
The Celtics have used a musical chairs rotation of Daniel Theis, Enes Kanter, Robert Williams III, and Grant Williams at center, as the group has battled through injuries and each getting the nod in situational circumstances. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski explained how Boston would have to let go of a key piece to trade for a stout big to fill up its lineup.
“They could certainly use a veteran center at that position … but Boston’s not willing to give up any of their core wing players,” he said on SportsCenter on Wednesday, “and right now the Celtics, with kind of a three-headed monster, they have [a] center … better than really anything that’s available to them in the marketplace.”
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Woj also said Robert Williams III has a great chance to man that center position for the long term if he can remain healthy and keep producing the way that he has. He's hit the sidelines with a left hip edema recently, but should be able to get his minutes back upon returning.
“Robert Williams has been a revelation in his second season; [he was] their first-round pick last year,” continued Wojnarowski. “Williams is a player that Boston — not just for the short term but the long term — has a chance to have great staying power at that center position.”
While the Celtics could make a run at Kevin Love or Steven Adams before the Feb. 6 trade deadline, losing one of their wings isn't really worth the gamble, making it likely that president Danny Ainge folds in February once again, waiting to make his moves in the summer.
