By now, one of the worst kept secrets in the NBA is that the 20-5 Boston Celtics are looking to fortify their bench rotation despite looking like the best team in the league early in the 2023-24 season.
Adding more smoke to that potential metaphorical fire is The Athletic’s Shams Charania, who previously reported on Boston looking to make moves in a less specific report a few weeks ago. Now, in a recent appearance on the FanDuel “Run It Back” podcast, Charania shared that it is indeed the bench that the Celtics are looking for ways to improve on the trade market.
“They still have assets left over” after their blockbuster deals to bring in Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, related the Athletic reporter.
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“The Celtics will be active in the trade market to pursue bench help,” he added.
“They want to see what’s out there in the marketplace in terms of bench depth and seeing what you can concern near the end of your bench, because as a starting five, we know they are secure … this is a team that is definitely top-heavy … but those are good problems to have. Their first six (players) are as elite as it comes.”
Noting that adding players who might actually see the floor in a postseason context is the gap the Celtics are trying to bridge, Charania emphasized that Boston is “going to be aggressive” in searching for that sort of player.
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