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A trade idea built with the FanSpo tool would send Nikola Jokic from Denver to Boston for Paul George and four first-round picks. The package includes Boston's 2027 and 2033 firsts plus San Antonio's and Philadelphia's pick rights tied to earlier deals.
The Athletic's James Edwards floated De'Aaron Fox as a trade target for Boston on the Celtics Live podcast, alongside longer shots Karl-Anthony Towns and Bam Adebayo. Edwards argued Fox's pace and passing would fit Boston's style, even though he said he is not a big fan of Fox generally.
On The Athletic's Celtics Daily podcast, James Edwards III floated Karl-Anthony Towns as a speculative fit for Boston should his extension talks with New York stall, comparing the potential role to Al Horford's past stint with the Celtics.
A trade idea built on FanSpo's machine, originating on Spotrac, would send Karl-Anthony Towns to Boston for Paul George straight up. The tool flags it as cap-legal, with Towns making $57M and George $54.1M this season, and both deals running two years with 2027-28 player options.
NBC Sports Boston's Justin Leger floated a trade idea sending Paul George and draft capital from Boston to New Orleans for Trey Murphy III, calling it his deadline prediction.
A hypothetical trade would send De'Aaron Fox and Keldon Johnson to Boston, with Paul George and Sam Hauser going back to San Antonio. The pitch argues the Celtics need Fox's rim pressure after ranking 26th in drives last season, while Johnson would replace some of what Jaylen Brown provides on the wing.
+4A fan-made trade proposal on FanSpo would send Paul George to Portland while Jrue Holiday and Robert Williams III return to Boston, just months after the Celtics acquired George.
Boston Globe columnist Gary Washburn argued on the Big 3 NBA podcast that Boston should offer Payton Pritchard roughly $22M annually on his next deal.
A trade idea built on the FanSpo simulator would send Devin Booker to the Celtics in exchange for Paul George heading to Phoenix. The tool projects roughly a five-win swing in Boston's favor, pairing Booker with Jayson Tatum but weakening the defense George currently provides.
Athlon Sports writer Nathaniel Holloway floated a Celtics-Pelicans swap sending Paul George to New Orleans for Trey Murphy and Dejounte Murray.
