The Boston Celtics are apparently holding out hope the Indiana Pacers hold off on trading Paul George just long enough for the team to make a serious run at Gordon Hayward or Blake Griffin, per Yahoo Sports.
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As for a potential deal, the man who reported Boston's plans to first target Hayward, then George, Adam Kaufman added a layer to what the Celtics have reportedly discussed for George:
I'm told #Celtics offer to IND for George is LAL/SAC pick from PHI, '19 MEM OR LAC pick, Crowder, $$ filler (Zeller pop name, Bradley poss).
— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) June 27, 2017
In order to have max cap space to sign Hayward and take on George, the Celtics would have to ravage their roster:
If #Celtics add PG & Hayward, they join IT/Horford/Brown/Tatum/Zizic/maybe Smart. Likely no Bradley/Crowder/Olynyk/Rozier/Zeller. Hard math.
— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) June 27, 2017
There certainly don't seem to be many competitive offers for George other than Boston's, but a good amount of things have to fall into place for it to work.
With free agency kicking off July 1, we should soon know.
