Celtics at the trade deadline: Who stays, who goes?

Each February, when the year’s shortest month transitions us from winter to spring, mild-mannered Celtics president Danny Ainge morphs into Trader Danny. This swashbuckling alter ego ups his phone call frequency in preparation for the NBA trade deadline, which this year falls on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 3 p.m. The Celtics have not been shy this season in terms of making deals, but the deadline offers a more urgent environment in which to do what Ainge likes to do best. Celtics blogger Gary Dzen has identified nine players on the current roster who might move in a deadline deal. He offers his take, and we ask for yours on whom the Celtics should keep or trade.

Kris Humphries

2013-14 stats: 7.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 19.1 minutes/game

Salary/years: 2013-14: $12 million; 2014-15: free agent

Dzen’s take: Humphries has exceeded almost every Celtics fan’s expectations by not being a jerk and by being a very effective player. In limited minutes, Humphries has shown himself to be an effective rebounder and decent scorer. He can help another team, and his expiring contract makes him attractive on the open market. It also makes him attractive in this market and frees up money this offseason.

Best guess: He stays

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Rajon Rondo

2013-14 stats: 9.8 points, 7.1 assists, 4.8 rebounds in 10 games

Salary/years: 2013-14: $12 million; 2014-15: $13 million

Dzen’s take: Rondo’s name always comes up around trade deadline time, and for good reason: He’s a great player. The Celtics aren’t actively looking to move their best player, but they don’t seem averse to moving him if the right deal comes along. Rondo would fit well as one of several stars on a revamped team in two or three years, though on the other hand, trading him would bring a significant player or two in return.

Best guess: He stays

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Brandon Bass

2013-14 stats: 10.8 points, 5.8 rebounds in 27.3 minutes/game

Salary/years: 2013-14: $6.75 million; 2014-15: $6.95 million

Dzen’s take: The ultimate role-playing big man, Bass would help any contending team that is one big body away from a deep playoff run. It’s hard to find players with his size and offensive skill set.

Best guess: He goes

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Gerald Wallace

2013-14 stats: 4.8 points, 3.5 rebounds in 23.7 minutes/game

Salary/years: 2013-14: $10.1 million; 2014-15: $10.1 million; 2015-16: $10.1 million

Dzen’s take: What do you do with a guy like Gerald Wallace? From the moment he stepped into the Celtics practice facility, not 10 minutes before Media Day, Wallace made it known he didn’t want to be here. Being traded to a rebuilding team shocked Wallace, and he has played in a state of shock or close to it all season. The Celtics would be fine without Wallace, but the trouble is, so would everyone else. It’s hard to see a team taking on the remaining two years of his salary and trusting that he’ll return to form.

Best guess: He stays

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Jeff Green

2013-14 stats: 16.4 points, 4.8 rebounds in 33.7 minutes/game

Salary/years: 2013-14: $8.7 million; 2014-15: $9.2 million; 2015-16: $9.2 million (player option)

Dzen’s take: Green is Boston’s most frustrating player, at times the best scorer on the floor and at others nearly invisible. Despite that, his talent and relatively reasonable (NBA reasonable) salary could make him desirable to another team. Green has already done enough to show he’s not the heir apparent to Paul Pierce.

Best guess: He goes

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Avery Bradley

2013-14 stats: 14.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.0 steals in 30.6 minutes/game

Salary/years: 2013-14: $2.5 million; 2014-15: $3.58 million (qualifying offer)

Dzen’s take: Based on on-court production alone, there’s little reason for the Celtics to deal Bradley. The defensive standout has also developed into a valuable cog on the other end of the court, and he’s young enough to grow into a larger role. The issue is that Bradley can be a free agent after this season. If the Celtics can’t lock him up, they may do well to deal him in a package for a star player. Bradley is one of three appealing players the Celtics have for such a deal.

Best guess: He stays

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Kelly Olynyk

2013-14 stats: 6.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, in 18.5 minutes/game

Salary/years: 2013-14: $1.9 million; 2014-15: $2.1 million; 2015-16: $2.1 million (team option); 2016-17: $3.1 million (team option); 2017-18: $4.3 million (qualifying offer)

Dzen’s take: Olynyk has had a typical rookie season. He looked unstoppable in summer league, came back to earth early in the season, and has shown flashes of good (passing, floor vision) and flashes of bad (defense) since then. It’s hard to imagine the Celtics giving up on him at this point.

Best guess: He stays

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Jared Sullinger

2013-14 stats: 13.2 points, 8.2 rebounds in 27.3 minutes/game

Salary/years: 2013-14: $1.37 million; 2014-15: $1.42 million; 2015-16: $2.3 million (team option); 2016-17: $3.27 million (qualifying offer)

Dzen’s take: Sullinger has been the breakout star of the year, a lone bright spot in a throwaway season. The sky’s the limit if he can stay healthy.

Best guess: He stays

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Keith Bogans

2013-14 stats: 2.0 points, 0.5 assists in 6 games

Salary/years: 2013-14: $5 million

Dzen’s take: Bogans has the bizarre honor of being paid to stay away from the team after an undisclosed incident earlier in the year. The Celtics don’t value Bogans as a contributor this season but value his contract, Ainge says. He’ll likely be packaged in any deal the Celtics can pull off.

Best guess: He goes

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