NBA Trade Rumors: 4 potential offseason trade ideas for Rudy Gobert
By Dan Knitzer
Boston Celtics
The trade: Jaylen Brown and Robert Williams III for Rudy Gobert.
No picks for Utah in this trade, which features probably the best young player in this article. Jaylen Brown has proven he can co-exist with other elite guards and forwards, so finding a role with the Jazz would not be a problem.
Robert Williams’ injuries may have depressed his value, and it’s possible the Jazz insist on starting center Daniel Theis being in this trade. But Brown’s potential would make it nearly impossible for Boston to add both Brown and Theis.
For the Celtics, who were considered too small even when they had Al Horford, this deal would fix their one positional hole. Gobert and Gordon Hayward established a nice pick and roll in Utah, and the two teams are currently built very much alike, sans Gobert.