The Boston Celtics have signed a one-year contract with…

The Boston Celtics have signed a one-year contract with…

Jaylen Brown claims that he does not need to score “30 points per game” because this team already has so many scorers.
The NBA trade market could heat up soon, and Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart is likely to be heavily involved in the rumor mill.
With a 2-24 record, the Pistons are at the bottom of the league standings. They have dropped 23 straight games before to Monday night.
According to The Athletic’s James L. Edwards III, the Pistons are “expected to be active in trade discussions leading up to the February deadline.”

Furthermore, he states that “contending teams like Boston, Oklahoma City and Dallas have shown great interest in Isaiah Stewart.”

Stewart was the Portland Trail Blazers’ first-round choice (No. 16 overall) in 2020, and he was dealt to the Pistons less than a week later. This season, he is averaging 10.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game after averaging 11.3 points and 8.1 rebounds in 2022-23. Stewart, at 6-foot-8, is a touch undersized for a center, but he plays a hard brand of basketball and rebounds well.
The Celtics would be wise to improve their center depth. With Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford, they now have a strong 1-2 punch at the position. However, Porzingis has a long history of injuries, while Horford is 37 years old and in his 17th year of playing. Adding another big man capable of playing in the

Boston would benefit greatly from entering the playoffs as a center or power forward.
But how realistic is Stewart’s target?
Stewart’s deal, as Spotrac’s Keith Smith points out, may make it tough for the Celtics to acquire him. They’d have to match about $13 million in pay, which would be difficult for Boston given that it only has two players making between $3 million and $18 million (Al Horford and Payton Pritchard). They don’t have many mid-tier players.