Boston Celtics: 3 possible trade ideas for Terry Rozier
Terry Rozier is reportedly unhappy with his role on the Boston Celtics. Here’s three trade ideas for the backup point guard.
Word is starting to spread that the Boston Celtics point guard, Terry Rozier, is starting to get a little disgruntled about his position with the team. The Athletic‘s Shams Charania reported at least seven teams have monitored his situation and his status, while Bill Simmons of The Ringer said he’s upset over his playing time.
So far this season, Rozier is only averaging 7.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 22.7 minutes per game, shooting 35.5 percent from the floor. He’s making 39.4 percent of his 3s, but his dwindling numbers further hurt his trade value.
There are a few teams who could upgrade their point guard situation, but the three who need an upgrade the most are the San Antonio Spurs, Orlando Magic and the Phoenix Suns. Simmons lists those three teams as well in his thread of tweets.
Rozier is a restricted free agent at the end of the season and will likely not be back with the team because of money reasons and/or playing time. The only way they’d be able to retain him is if they were able to get a discount on him.
Some teams will have more money to offer him, leaving the Celtics vulnerable if they wished to match the offer sheet. Because it’s known that he’s unhappy with his role and that he’s a restricted free agent, teams will be able to get him at a lower price, though general manager Danny Ainge is denying the reports that Rozier is unhappy.
Danny Ainge on @Toucherandrich said that no teams have called him about Terry Rozier since start of the season and Ainge doesn’t know anything about seven teams monitoring him.
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) November 8, 2018
Whatever the truth is, the team may be better off shopping him around.
Rozier is 24 and has a lot of room left to grow. In 22.7 minutes per game, he’s averaging 7.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.8 steals. Last season he really found his niche, but it helped that he was plugged into the starting lineup after Kyrie Irving went down with an injury.
If he was in a starting lineup elsewhere or given more minutes it would be likely that he would flourish more. He’s not having the best start to the season, but maybe a change of scenery can fix that. Here’s a look at three trades for the former Louisville product.