The Boston Celtics have been met with yet another large proposition from the Indiana Pacers, after president Kevin Pritchard remains intent on getting the team's first-round selections next year, which the Celtics acquired through the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald.
Pritchard has asked for the two first-rounders, plus starting-caliber players to be included in the deal — making it a rather tall sticker price in exchange for All-Star forward Paul George.
Celtics president Danny Ainge is willing to try his luck with George as a rental player, hopeful that the success with the team could change his mind by the end of the season.
The 6-foot-9 forward has made it known that he'd prefer to land with his hometown Lakers and would be nothing more than a rental for any other team willing to trade for him.
Yet the sheer amount of assets that Pritchard has requested remains too high a risk for Ainge and the Celtics to take, especially after the Pacers' front office maintains that they're not in a hurry.
“Just way too much — both picks plus players. It’s like (Jimmy) Butler all over again,” a source told Murphy, referring to the Celtics’ attempt to trade for the former Chicago Bulls forward last year.
Indiana's patience could potentially work in favor of the Celtics, who can look to acquire Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward or L.A. Clippers big man Blake Griffin — adding to the enticement for George to remain in Boston if they succeed in luring him away from Indiana.
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