Celtics reportedly not interested in including Malcolm Brogdon in trade offers
"I don’t know if that changes down the line, but we didn’t get anywhere."
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The latest on Malcolm Brogdon: Earlier in the Celtics’ offseason, it appeared that Boston was potentially on the verge of trading guard Malcolm Brogdon.
Brogdon, 30, was acquired by the Celtics a year ago, excelled in his first season with Boston. In a role where he mostly came off the bench, Brogdon ended up winning the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award.
Yet after the decision to trade Marcus Smart, Boston is reportedly steering teams away from Brogdon as a trade piece.
According to Celtics reporter Steve Bulpett, the team is now “shutting down” any interested parties.
“We asked about him and we were told he’s a valued member of their team,” Bulpett said he was told by a league source. Per the source, “that’s where [the conversation] ended.”
“I don’t know if that changes down the line, but we didn’t get anywhere,” Bulpett was told.” And I’m pretty sure we aren’t the only team that got that response.”
With the roster more balanced following the Smart trade, Boston might have shifted priorities. The team, for example, is currently trying to work out a contract extension for Jaylen Brown.
Trivia: In 2017, Malcolm Brogdon became the first NBA player to win Rookie of the Year as a second-round pick since it had last occurred in 1965. Can you name the player who won it that year?
(Answer at the bottom).
Hint: Drafted out of Grambling State by the Knicks, he helped New York win a pair of titles in 1970 and 1973. He is famously remembered for playing in Game 7 of the 1970 finals despite carrying an injury.
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