Marcus Smart and James Young (Photo : Twitter)
The Boston Celtics are always on the lookout for opportunity to make their team better. The Markieff Morris drama is exactly what they are preparing for.
A disgruntled talent demanding a trade, or looking for a fresh start-this is what the Boston Celtics target. With the current turmoil in the Phoenix Suns camp, the Celtics can swoop in with a competitive offer.
ESPN has explored the trade options for the Phoenix Suns and they believe the Celtics can package forwards Jared Sullinger, Perry Jones III and guard James Young.
"In many respects, the Celtics are the ideal suitor for Morris," ESPN states. "They can offer Phoenix a replacement big man on a rookie contract -- most likely Sullinger, who's fallen out of favor in Boston.. and sweeten the deal with their war chest of draft picks if necessary. The Celtics get the certainty of Morris' extension as opposed to the unknown of what Sullinger's next deal might look like."
Morris is a better player than Sullinger at present and a previous report which clarified that his issue is with the Phoenix Suns' management, Boston can gamble on Markieff.
For Phoenix, it is a good value trade that can deepen their bench. Also, they would not be at a disadvantage since the the Celtics would not need to ask for draft picks.
However, this is a trade suggestion and it is another thing for Boston to actually part with three players just for Markieff. The key here is James Young. While Sullinger is most probably expendable and Jones has yet to show any sign of his "upside," Young can still blossom under coach Brad Stevens.
ESPN argues that a week ago, the deal might have been easier to execute. "If the Celtics were really planning to make a deal for Morris, they almost certainly would have held on to Zoran Dragic, who could have been the third player needed to make the salaries work." Dragic was waived by Boston last Monday.
