This trade works for both sides. The Blazers get two picks to increase their draft capital, which they desperately need to try and rebuild as quickly as they can. The Celtics get

The Boston Celtics are short on wing depth this season. They lost Oshae Brissett and Svi Mykhailiuk during the summer and failed to replace either of them. As such, Joe Mazzulla has been forced to rely heavily on double-big lineups throughout the first half of the season.

Boston Celtics guard Jaden Springer also received several mentions as a clear way for the extremely expensive defending champions to save money ahead of the stretch run. In a similar vein, several scouts and execs mentioned the Cleveland Cavaliers,

The main reason Springer was put up on the block was probably his salary. For a guy who only plays a few minutes per game, paying him $4 million dollars is a lot, and the Celtics