The Boston Celtics are undoubtedly making calls for ways to improve the team in their quest to hang Banner 18 at the end of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, and among the targets that we have previously floated as potential targets, a healthy Alec Burks stood out as a possible option for the Celtics to use their $17.1 traded player exception (TPE) to bring the New York Knicks wing on board.
Such an option would allow the Knicks to clear space for their pursuit of Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson if Boston sent no player back, which the TPE would allow, making a deal potentially advantageous for both sides. And now we are hearing that Boston is indeed interested, according to SNY’s Ian Begley.
