The Boston Celtics are reportedly very active in the trade market according to MassLive’s Brian Robb, and we have heard rumblings on one of the players the Celtics might be interested in. According to The Athletic’s James Edwards III, Boston is among the teams inquiring about Detroit Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart.
With a surplus of young frontcourt players in Detroit, Stewart makes all of the sense in the world to pursue. He is exactly the sort of big Boston needs given Al Horford’s aging, Robert Williams III’s recurring health concerns and Grant Williams’ uncertain future.
Unfortunately for the Celtics, Edwards is highly skeptical Detroit moves on from Stewart. “I don’t see the Pistons moving Beef Stew,” shared the plugged-in Pistons beat writer. “At all.”
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That of course doesn’t mean that the possibility is nil, or even that what Edwards has heard is not negotiating through the media. But given that tidbit, we’d imagine any ask for Beef Stew to be a very big one indeed.
And one, perhaps, Boston ought to explore regardless given what he brings to the court at a price ($5.2 million) with Bird rights that rightfully has opposing ball clubs itching to get the former Washington player on their rosters.
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