It is hard to tell which direction the Boston Celtics will go during the remainder of the season. I’m not so sure Danny Ainge has any idea, either.
According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Celtics have shown interest in Atlanta forward Josh Smith, but Stein also indicates that any deal involving Smith leaving for Boston would have to include Paul Pierce in the return package:
NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com on Monday that the Boston Celtics have, indeed, registered their interest on the Smith front, with the caveat that they also remain highly interested in the Clippers' Eric Bledsoe.
Yet a Boston deal for Smith, sources said, would almost certainly have to be built around Paul Pierce, because Kevin Garnett isn't waiving his no-trade clause to go to the Atlanta Hawks if he's not willing to waive it to go to Clipperland. And the prospect of Celtics front-office chief Danny Ainge exiling Pierce to the Hawks for Smith, after everything Pierce has done to restore the Celtics to glory over the past half-decade, is still hard to imagine.
Let’s take a step back.
Entering the 2012-13 season, Boston had high ...
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