Boston Celtics: 3 reasons why the C’s need to trade for Kevin Durant
Keeping him off another Eastern Conference team
From everything that has been recently reported, there are three teams that seem active in their pursuit of Kevin Durant – the Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, and Celtics. The Phoenix Suns have reportedly fallen out of their pursuit of KD.
That makes it almost a certainty that if he is indeed traded, he’ll end up on an Eastern Conference team. In an attempt to block Durant from getting to a team like the Heat or Raptors, the Celtics need to make sure they could finalize a deal.
Not only would the Celtics be the favorite in the Eastern Conference heading into the season, but they would effectively block the Heat or Raptors from taking a step forward as contenders as well.
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Adding KD would give Boston a huge chance of winning an NBA title next season. And there’s no question that where he lands could have huge ramifications on the rest of the league.