Is there a trade package from the Boston Celtics that could get Cooper Flagg on the roster?
Is there a trade package from the Boston Celtics that could get Cooper Flagg on the roster?
Is there a trade package from the Boston Celtics that could get Cooper Flagg on the roster? Such a question normally would be a bit of a stretch, but with the Celtics future murky after the Achilles Tendon injury to star forward Jayson Tatum and a historic payroll and tax bill on the way, anything is possible when talking about the team that dealt away Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Or is it?
The folks behind the "New England Sports Network" YouTube channel put together a clip exploring the possibility of a trade that would send Flagg to the Celtics, and while we are dubious even Boston's best offer would be enough to tip the scales, it is an exercise at least worth having.
Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about whether such a wild outcome could ever actually happen.
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