With Las Vegas Summer League drawing to a close, Boston Celtics fans will be turning their attention back to the current rebuilding project Brad Stevens is undertaking. The President of Basketball Operations has already taken the first steps to re-tooling the roster, trading away Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. He’s also waived goodbye to Luke Kornet and potentially Al Horford in free agency.

Nevertheless, Boston is expected to continue wheeling and dealing throughout the summer. Anfernee Simons and Georges Niang, two players the Celtics acquired via trades this summer, could be re-routed before the start of the season. In a recent Bleacher Report live stream, NBA Insider Jake Fischer noted how teams around the NBA are working under the impression that Boston is still open for business.

“As we discussed, I think the Celtics are still very active in taking trade calls—maybe even making trade calls,” Fischer said. “There was some conversation last week between Memphis and Boston about something. We’re still looking to track down more info on that. But rival teams are definitely still under the impression that Boston is looking for deals involving both Anfernee Simons and Georges Niang.”

Stevens’ goal will be to have the Celtics ready to compete for a championship once Jayson Tatum returns from his Achilles tendon injury. Therefore, he has this summer, the 2026 trade deadline, and next summer to make the necessary moves to get Boston back on track. As such, the Celtics aren’t operating under a stringent time frame. They can be smart about the moves they make.

Unfortunately, in the meantime, Celtics fans may need to endure a losing season. Still, if that bitter pill leads to another parade in the near future, it will be deemed a sacrifice worth making.

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