Brad Stevens said after the NBA Finals that the Boston Celtics needed more playmaking, and more playmaking they just received in guard Malcolm Brogdon after ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported a trade between the Celtics and the Indiana Pacers for the borderline All-Star guard.
Malcolm Brogdon will head to the Celtics in exchange for Daniel Theis (acquired at last year’s trade deadline), Aaron Nesmith, Nik Stauskas, Juwan Morgan, Malik Fitts and a 2023 first rounder. One player for five outbound players will leave the Celtics with plenty of roster spots to fill, which opens up playing time as well for players like Grant Williams and the newly acquired Danilo Gallinari.