Tanking team target: Who is the best option to improve + shred long term salary?

[Vermont Green]

Every team is going to look to improve certain aspects of their team.  If the goal for the Celtics is to incrementally improve some of the depth (a perfectly reasonable assumption), they are not going to trade Derrick White to do that, as was the supposition in the original post.  I don't believe that Derrick White is going anywhere, any time soon.  Anything is possible, but I don't see it.

Mitchell Robinson is a different issue.  Traded on his own or with draft picks, he is not going to get much return.  He has been a disappointment so far.  His under-achieving has impacted the team's overall big depth.  It was a weak area to start, and he is not helping at all, at least not so far.  I could see this as an area that the Celtics try to address but they are not going to trade White to do it, in my opinion.

[Phantom255x]

The Pelicans one intrigues me a bit, I've felt Zion could be a realistic target for a bit and his skillset is something that I don't think this team really has and could complement Tatum well, and he's still just 26. Ideally, you can then either keep George on a more reasonable 2-year deal (extension) OR use some of the savings in a year or 2 to acquire another guard to replace White in FA.

[RodyTur10]

How about this proposal at the trade deadline:

To Boston Celtics: Brook Lopez + Kris Dunn
To LA Clippers: Mitchell Robinson + Jordan Walsh + '28 Celtics 1st (swap right bij Spurs)

Both Lopez and Dunn are expiring veterans who are playing quite well for the Clippers who are obviously not going anywhere. Also why that '28 Clippers pick may become very valuable. Not trading that.

They could bring something what the Celtics lack a bit despite the enormous depth.
A point of attack defensive specialist who can keep up with point guards and an experienced center who's solid and capable on the offensive end.

This trade would help us out of two years remaining salary (around 21M a year) of two players who have disappointed this season so far and of whom I have serious doubts whether they can turn it around.

The Clippers get a first round pick out of this (that will be a late first, in particular because the Spurs have swapping rights) and perhaps the opportunity to rebuild the value of these players.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

How about this proposal at the trade deadline:

To Boston Celtics: Brook Lopez + Kris Dunn
To LA Clippers: Mitchell Robinson + Jordan Walsh + '28 Celtics 1st (swap right bij Spurs)

Both Lopez and Dunn are expiring veterans who are playing quite well for the Clippers who are obviously not going anywhere. Also why that '28 Clippers pick may become very valuable. Not trading that.

They could bring something what the Celtics lack a bit despite the enormous depth.
A point of attack defensive specialist who can keep up with point guards and an experienced center who's solid and capable on the offensive end.

This trade would help us out of two years remaining salary (around 21M a year) of two players who have disappointed this season so far and of whom I have serious doubts whether they can turn it around.

The Clippers get a first round pick out of this (that will be a late first, in particular because the Spurs have swapping rights) and perhaps the opportunity to rebuild the value of these players.

Nah. Rather have Robinson than Lopez. I'd also rather have Walsh than Dunn. I'd also rather have a first han no first.

Wait why do we have to give up a pick in this trade?