As the Boston Celtics are rumored looking to take off one of their backcourt units to ease the logjam on the said position, sources suggest that Malcolm Brogdon is likely to get dealt according to league insider Marc Stein.
Boston has Brogdon, Marcus Smart, Derrick White, and Payton Pritchard at their main guard spots. With Smart being their starting ball handler, Derrick White performed spectacularly last postseason and the embattled Pritchard has a team-friendly $4MM salary heading to next season, it leaves Brogdon as the lone one that is truly an imaginable piece to get moved by team president Brad Stevens.
Brogdon winning the Sixth Man of the Year plum this year by averaging 14.9 points, 4.2 boards, and 3.7 assists could be a major swing for the Celtics to gain a huge interest from league suitors. The veteran also has two more years left to his contract which will pay him $22.5 million each – a major salary-matching chip to acquire a robust player to address the team’s needs.
Brogdon averaged 11.9 points, 3.5 boards, and 2.9 assists for the C’s last playoffs, but he became unplayable on their seven-game grueling series loss against the Miami Heat after tearing the tendon in his right elbow and forearm.
Should the Celtics consider the health and the amount of return they’ll gain on the future shipping of one of their guards, Brogdon is a reasonable asset to shop for them in the marketplace.
