{"id":579161,"date":"2026-02-03T08:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/579161\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:30:19","slug":"things-are-getting-spicy-as-the-boston-celtics-approach-the-2026-nba-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/579161\/","title":{"rendered":"Things are getting spicy as the Boston Celtics approach the 2026 NBA trade deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things are getting spicy as the Boston Celtics approach the 2026 NBA trade deadline. Or at least that is the point of view of the hosts of the CLNS Media “First to the Floor” podcast, Jake Issenberg, Ben Vallis, and Wayne Spooney, who took some time on a recent episode of their show to look at the potential moves Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens and the rest of Boston’s front office might make ahead of the deadline on Feb. 5.<\/p>\n

There is a general consensus that the Celtics will need to do something to improve their frontcourt rotation, and perhaps a need for some ballhandling on the second unit as well, depending on your opinion on what will happen with Payton Pritchard on Jayson Tatum’s return from injury. But what players might Boston want to target to such an end?<\/p>\n

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