While it often seems like most NBA rumors involving free agents and trades crop up simply to tease and excite fans—only to be quickly dispelled or fade away, never to be heard from again—others are more persistent. They can linger for days, weeks, even months, and in the end may lead to an actual move or two.
Chatter involving the Boston Celtics, flush with young, athletic players and future draft picks, has persisted for much of the 2016 offseason. After a satisfying fifth-place finish in the Eastern Conference last season, accomplished with a lone All-Star in diminutive point guard Isaiah Thomas, the Celtics are primed to take greater steps toward contending this season.
While they've been linked to illustrious names like Blake Griffin and Russell Westbrook, CSNNE.com's A. Sherrod Blakely reported that the established stars may be out of reach, and the Philadelphia 76ers' Jahlil Okafor might be the trade Celtics fans will actually see come to fruition.
"The consensus among league executives spoken to by CSNNE.com is that the most lik ...
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