One NBA writer is proposing that the Boston Celtics acquire Tyus Jones and Ryan Rollins from the Washington Wizards in a bold trade. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Wizards and Celtics:
Boston Celtics receive: Tyus Jones and Ryan Rollins
Washington Wizards receive: Malcolm Brogdon and 2024 first-round pick (top-four protected, via GSW)
“If the Celtics knew they could count on Brogdon, maybe they wouldn’t have tried to trade him,” Buckley wrote in his latest NBA trade column. “But they can’t, since he’s topped the 70-game mark only once in his seven-year career, so they deemed him expendable. They also may have sensed he’s a less-than-ideal fit for this core since he’s a better scorer than table-setter. That’s why Jones may have been the better choice. The floor general is perpetually looking to pass and is allergic to turnovers. A team looking to up its playmaking and offensive organization would surely be blown away by the canyon sitting between Jones’ career 2,108 assists and 400 turnovers.
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“Upping his appeal is the fact he’s become more of a scoring and shooting threat in recent years. Since the start of the 2019-20 season, he has averaged a solid 14.4 points per 36 minutes while shooting 36.9 percent from three. Boston could have gotten serious mileage out of Jones, and the Celtics could have given Rollins a chance to carve out a niche on the perimeter.”
Jones appeared in 80 games for the Memphis Grizzlies last season. He averaged 10.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists while shooting 43.8% from the field, 37.1% from beyond the arc and 80.0% from the free-throw line.
The Grizzlies traded Jones to the Wizards this offseason. Jones, 27, has career NBA averages of 6.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Grizzlies.
Rollins appeared in 12 games for the Golden State Warriors last season. He was traded to the Wizards in the Jordan Poole-Chris Paul trade.
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The Celtics lost to the Miami Heat in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals in seven games. Marcus Smart and Grant Williams were traded this offseason and Kristaps Porzingis was brought in from Washington.
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