One NBA writer is proposing that the Los Angeles Clippers trade for Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon in a bold proposal. Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Clippers and Celtics:
The Deal: Boston Celtics trade Malcolm Brogdon to Los Angeles Clippers for Robert Covington, Terance Mann and Jason Preston
“After a summer in which he was nearly dealt to the Los Angeles Clippers, Malcolm Brogdon is reportedly angry with the Boston Celtics,” Bailey wrote in his latest NBA trade column. “Well, they can maybe soothe those ruffled feathers by sending him to L.A., after all. The Clippers were linked to James Harden for most of the offseason, but that deal obviously hasn’t materialized. And if it never does, the Clippers’ need for playmaking remains. Yes, Russell Westbrook can help with that, but he’s not as clean a fit with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George as Brogdon would be.
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“The reigning Sixth Man of the Year has plenty of experience deferring to ball-dominant wings (like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown), played like a more traditional 1 with the Indiana Pacers and has a 38.8 career three-point percentage. He’s far more malleable than Westbrook and would raise L.A.’s win-now ceiling more than the three players going out in this deal.”
Brogdon is upset with how the Celtics handled his elbow injury, according to NBA insider Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. The veteran has a partial tear in the tendon coming out of his right elbow that leads into his forearm.
Brogdon’s relationship with the Celtics is in “peril,” according to NBA insider Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe. The Celtics traded Brogdon to the Clippers before his medical evaluation caused the Clippers to back out of the trade.
Brogdon won the Sixth Man of the Year Award last season. He averaged 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 67 games while shooting 48.4% from the field, 44.4% from beyond the arc and 87.0% from the free-throw line.
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The Clippers could start Russell Westbrook, Brogdon, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac if Los Angeles’ front office figured out a way to acquire Brogdon from Boston.
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