The Boston Celtics don’t have the strongest roster heading into next season.
With Jayson Tatum sidelined for likely all of next year, it will be up to Jaylen Brown to lead this team.
That is, of course, if they go into next season with their current roster, but they could look to trade for a one-time champion, according to Clutch Point’s Rohan Brahmbhatt.
“What the Celtics need is a proven, versatile big man who can not only handle interior duties but also carry stretches of offense when Brown and Simons aren’t on the floor. Pascal Siakam checks every box,” Brahmbhatt said Monday.
“Offensively, he is comfortable scoring in the post, facing up from midrange, and even facilitating as a secondary playmaker. Defensively, his length and mobility allow him to guard multiple positions, an essential trait in Boston’s switch-heavy scheme.”
“In the short term, Siakam would keep Boston dangerous. In the long term, he would give them an even deeper rotation of playoff-tested forwards.”
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Pascal Siakam was a vital part of the Indiana Pacers’ championship run last season, and now he would be the star of the team with Tyrese Haliburton out with the same injury as Tatum.
In 2019, he was also the co-star of a championship team with Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors.
Disregarding his first two years in the league, he has averaged 21.5 points per game, but is still an 18-point-per-game career scorer.
In Boston, it would be a similar recipe, two guys who contribute equally, rather than one star and the rest of the team around him.
It may be difficult to pull off, but it would be worthwhile if the team could capture another championship.
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