NBA Week 13 Power Rankings: Most likely to be traded from each team

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18. . 20-21. Previous: 15th. Boston Celtics. 18. team

Last Week: Beat Houston Rockets 134-107, Lost to Utah Jazz 117-109, Lost to Cleveland Cavaliers 117-110, Lost to Sacramento Kings 107-96

This Week: 3/21 vs. Orlando Magic, 3/22 at Memphis Grizzlies, 3/24 at Milwaukee Bucks, 3/26 at Milwaukee Bucks, 3/27 at Oklahoma City Thunder

Aaron Nesmith

Picking a Boston Celtic to trade is no easy task. Any deal that the team makes is likely to involve their massive $28.5 million trade exception, with only a lower-tier player going out to make a roster spot for the new acquisition. Teams are unlikely to take Jeff Teague or Tristan Thompson off the Celtics’ hands so parting ways with one of their young players feels like the only recourse.

Aaron Nesmith has been the odd man out most of the season. While it is extremely early to pull the plug on him (304 total minutes) the window for the Celtics is not getting any wider. Nesmith was the final lottery pick in the 2020 Draft and has Celtic fans looking longingly at the likes of Saddiq Bey. He came out of college with the reputation of a flamethrower from distance (52.2 percent on 8.2 attempts per game in his sophomore season) but so far has left the Celtics wanting more.

Nesmith is shooting an admiral 35.3 percent on 2.6 attempts per game but adds almost nothing else while he is on the floor. Perhaps going to a team that is willing to let him take his lumps and learn on the fly without pressure would be best for both sides. The Celtics could bring in someone to help them win now and get back on the playoff track. Something has to change and we know now that it will indeed not be Brad Stevens going to the University of Indiana.