Since Jayson Tatum suffered his Achilles tendon injury, the rumor mill has primarily focused on players who could be leaving the Boston Celtics via trade. Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis and even Jaylen Brown have all been discussed as potential trade chips for Brad Stevens.

However, through all of the talk, very little has been said regarding who the Celtics could target this summer. After all, trades usually see players swapping teams. Therefore, any moves Boston chooses to make, will have an impact of Joe Mazzulla’s roster.

In a May 29 episode of ESPN’s “Get Up”, Brian Windhorst cited the Celtics as a team that could make sense in a trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Windhorst’s reasoning is that Boston is one of the few teams that could put together a competitive trade package while remaining a competitive roster after the deal had been completed.

“I think you have to look at the teams that could make a trade for Giannis that the Bucks would accept and on the other side of the trade would have a contending team,” Windhorst said. “So Boston would be on that list. Boston may be the only one.”

Any move for Giannis would likely entail Boston trading away Brown. His contract would be the most logical in terms of salary matching. Furthermore, he would ensure the Milwaukee Bucks have a high-level forward to continue building around. So, while it’s highly unlikely the Celtics get involved in any Giannis sweepstakes, it’s good to know they would be among the front-runners due to the strength in depth of the current roster.

In truth, though, Stevens is likely going to make a series of smaller moves to help position the franchise for when Tatum returns to the rotation ahead of the 2026-27 season.

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