Trade Idea: Celtics - Cavs

[slightly biased bias fan]

Boston Celtics

Incoming: Mobley, Porter Jr, Tyson

Outgoing: Brown, Hauser, Queta, 2025 Celtics 1st round pick, 2025 Wizards 2nd round pick, 2027 Celtics 1st pick, 2030 Celtics pick swap


Cleveland Cavaliers

Incoming: Brown, Hauser, Queta, 2025 Celtics 1st round pick, 2027 Celtics 1st pick, 2030 Celtics pick swap

Outgoing: Strus, Okoro


Brooklyn Nets

Incoming: Strus, Okoro, 2025 Wizards 2nd round pick

[slightly biased bias fan]

Boston Celtics

Holiday
White
Scheierman
Mobley
Porzingis

Prichard, Walsh, Tillman, Porter Jr, Tyson, Davison

Tatum (IR)

***

Celtics save 21.2 million with this trade and are initially under the second apron.


Cleveland Cavaliers

Garland
Mitchell
Brown
Wade
Allen

Hunter, Hauser, Queta, Okeke

***

The Cavs save 5.8 million with this trade and are initially under the second apron.

[Atzar]

No shot.  Mobley's the last guy the Cavs would trade, especially in return for a guy with a meniscus tear. 

I could see them moving some of their other pieces in pursuit of better roster balance.  The 23-year-old DPOY who gives them an efficient 18/9/3 as third option is not the guy to dangle to other teams.

[Who]

No shot.  Mobley's the last guy the Cavs would trade, especially in return for a guy with a meniscus tear. 

I could see them moving some of their other pieces in pursuit of better roster balance.  The 23-year-old DPOY who gives them an efficient 18/9/3 as third option is not the guy to dangle to other teams.

E Mobley is the guy they trade for someone like Giannis. A genuine franchise player.

Not Jaylen Brown who is merely an All-Star.

[Who]

I think we missed our window with Evan Mobley.

Maybe 12 months ago they trade Mobley for Jaylen ... but given Mobley's improvement this season, I don't think that is on the table anymore. If it ever was. 

[Moranis]

Boston and Cleveland are both 2nd apron teams, they cannot make a trade with each other without a 3rd team and they can't send out more than 1 player each.