Shams: Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, among teams to watch for a Jrue Holiday trade

Does the plugged-in NBA insider know something we don’t about what the Celtics might be thinking? Or was he merely making mental notes out loud as things unfolded in real time? Add in that another well-connected member of the Celtics media corp echoes Charania’s words in Adam Himmelsbach, and one ought to at least consider that there may be a construction out there that does indeed make sense for all parties.

With Boston’s media day now less than a week away, we do not have long to find out — and perhaps sooner than the day of that event on October 2 should earnest interest on the Celtics’ part produce a viable trade partner for Portland.

For our part, we think it is more due diligence if anything at all, but it is certainly something worth monitoring given the sudden but significant smoke we have seen already.

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