Celtics trade proposal lands $197 million superstar without moving Jaylen Brown

Billy Heyen

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The Boston Celtics are due for a shake up.

At least, that's how most commentators view it following Jayson Tatum's devastating Achilles injury.

The follow-up to that news has been endless trade rumors.

One of them would be an absolute win for Boston. It's suggested by SI's Colby Faria.

Here's the deal the Celtics would make with the Grizzlies:

Celtics Receive: Ja Morant, Brandon Clarke

Grizzlies Receive: Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, 2025 first-round pick (No. 28 overall), 2027 first-round pick, 2031 first-round pick

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The Celtics would run to the phone to make this deal.

Morant is a superstar. He'd immediately form an incredible Big Three (when healthy) with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Holiday and Porzingis are probably both on their ways out anyway, and those first-round picks should all be late in the round given the strength of the Celtics.

Not having to include Brown would be a huge win for Boston.

Adding Clarke in the return isn't bad, either, as there's always a need for high-energy big men in the rotation.

The Grizzlies seem less likely to do this trade. Those picks are nice, but to replace Morant with an injury-prone big and an aging, defense-first guard might not be the move.

It's still certainly worth considering how the Celtics can try and pull off a blockbuster trade to supplement the roster with Tatum out.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle