Boston Celtics Receive: G Damian Lillard
Portland Trail Blazers: G Jaylen Brown, G Derrick White
In this NBA trade scenario, the Portland Trail Blazers would send Damian Lillard to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Jaylen Brown and Derrick White.
The Celtics are currently coming off a series sweep of the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. Next up, they will face off against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
It was outlined why Celtics fans would be outraged at this proposed transaction. The Celtics are fresh off a season that saw them construct one of the greatest defenses in NBA history and a legitimate title-contending team around young wings, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
Lillard, who is coming off a season that came to an end after 29 games, is focused on recovering from season-ending abdominal surgery.
There’s optimism from Lillard about the Trail Blazers’ outlook to re-tool the roster around him after moving on from CJ McCollum, Norman Powell, and Robert Covington in midseason trades.
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There was a fine job predicting the discourse surrounding this deal from the Boston Celtics’ perspective but completely omitted the possibility that the Portland Trail Blazers fans would hate this deal just as much, if not more so.
Let’s take a look at whether this NBA trade scenario featuring Damian Lillard to the Boston Celtics would make sense for both sides.
