Widely considered the most likely team to pull off a blockbuster trade by Thursday's NBA trade deadline, the Boston Celtics instead chose to remain dormant as the 3 p.m. ET deadline slipped by.
Sitting in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 32-23 record, Boston found itself in prime position to land a star player and make its case as the best team in the East. The team was linked to superstars like DeMarcus Cousins, Kevin Love, Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard and even James Harden.
With a full arsenal of first-round draft picks and several coveted players, President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge had the ability to make such a trade, as he had done in the summer of 2007.
In his weekly interview with Boston sports radio 98.5 The Sports Hub, Ainge noted that the Celtics were actually very close to making a big trade:
I can’t tell you the team or the name, but it was very close. It was something we had been deliberating on for two days straight. We were wrapping ourselves around a big package to do a deal, and at the very last minute … they did not want to do it, they backed ou ...
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