The have had one of the busiest offseasons of any team ahead of the start of free agency, having already agreed to trade to the Trail Blazers and to the Hawks, and they might not be done.
With Boston still working to move off salary and create extra cap flexibility in the wake of ‘s Achilles tear, , , and have all been mentioned as trade candidates. There has also been speculation about whether or could be moved, though Celtics vice president of basketball operations made it clear in recent days that the team has not come close to trading either player.
According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link), one rival team was told the Celtics would have insisted on a “-type” package to trade White.
The Knicks’ deal for Bridges last season included five first-round picks (four unprotected), a pick swap, and a second-round pick. The Magic’s recent trade for required a similar package, with Orlando sending out four unprotected picks and one pick swap along with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Cole Anthony for salary-matching purposes.
White averaged a career-high 16.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game this past season for the Celtics, along with 4.8 assists and 1.1 blocks. He also shot 38.4% from three on a career-best 9.1 attempts per contest. The 30-year-old guard is in the first year of a four-year, $118MM contract that includes a player option in the 2028/29 season.
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