C's expected to call about Aaron Gordon, possibly offering white and 1st(rumor)

[rondohondo]

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens will head back to the drawing board this summer in an attempt to restock the roster around superstars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown after a disappointing first-round exit from the playoffs at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers.

One player Boston is liable to pursue, or at least make a few phone calls and inquire about, is Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets. Denver also exited in Round 1 of the NBA playoffs after earning the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.

?Several teams are expected to contact the Nuggets as early as before the 2026 NBA Draft with immediate interest in Gordon,? Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reported on Sunday, May 3. ?Teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics are among the many win-now teams Gordon would obviously fit in with as realistic trade suitors.?

Siegel noted that meaningful draft capital and a quality player is likely to prove Denver?s asking price, if the franchise is willing to consider flipping Gordon at all.

Boston can get close to matching Gordon?s $34.5 million salary with the $30.35 million that Derrick White is going to earn in 2026-27 and would need only to include another player near the end of the bench to make the money work.

It is difficult to imagine Stevens and the Celtics would be willing to send more than a future first-round pick swap to Denver along with White. Boston can offer such an asset in 2026, 2027, 2030 and 2031, per ESPN

[perks-a-beast]

Gordon played just 36 games this year, 51 last year, just turned 30 and we?re supposed to believe hes going to stay healthy? And give up Derrick White for him? Jeez.

[rondohondo]

Well white is 32 and his numbers have been going down the past 3 years, but I agree with being concerned about Gordon's health...

[jambr380]

Well white is 32 and his numbers have been going down the past 3 years, but I agree with being concerned about Gordon's health...

Gordon is one year younger than White and is constantly injured, while White is literally never injured. I know he had a down year, but we're the ones who should be getting draft capital in such a deal, not the Nuggets. Derrick White is still incredibly valuable and plays a position of need for us.

Not sure where we would even play Gordon. Are we really going back to Jaylen at SG and Tatum at SF full time?