Boston Celtics’ President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens is wheeling and dealing prior to the start of free agency; which begins on August 2nd.
On Saturday, Stevens made two big trades.
The first sent veteran big-man Tristan Thompson to Sacramento (by way of Atlanta) in exchange for former #5 pick Kris Dunn and 22 year old center Bruno Fernando.
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The second sent center Moses brown (who was just recently traded to Boston in the Al Horford deal) to Dallas for guard/forward Josh Richardson.
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Stevens – a rookie executive – was able to utilize a myriad of trade exceptions with the two moves; and Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe reports he may not be done just yet.
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The Celtics have been rumored to have interest in restricted free agent guard Lonzo Ball – but acquiring him would likely require the Pelicans to agree to a sign-and-trade.
When asked what he thought of Stevens’s moves so far, Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum said “I trust Brad. He’ll figure it out,” via Marc D’Amico of the Boston Celtics.