The Boston Celtics are undergoing a massive roster reconstruction this offseason. Jayson Tatum will miss most of, if not all of next season with a torn achilles, and the team has seen many departures to their championship winning team from 2024.
Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Luke Kornet, and soon-to-be Al Horford are all on different teams, and the Celtics have been entertaining calls on Derrick White and Jaylen Brown, but another player is now entering the fold as a possible trade piece as the Celtics might have to do some financial gymnastics in order to not handicap themselves.
Forward Sam Hauser has come up as a potential trade candidate for the Celtics recently. Given a need for financial relief, it could make sense to sell high on Hauser now as the team prepares for a strange season ahead.
Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix spoke with NBC Sports Boston about the possibility of trading Hauser.
“[Trading] Sam Hauser, right now, is the easiest way for the Celtics to get under that first apron,” Mannix said. “He’s a very marketable guy: a 40-plus percent 3-point shooter who's shown that he can play at a championship level.”
Hauser has established himself as one of the league’s best three-point shooters since entering in 2021. For his career, Hauser is knocking down 42 percent of his three-pointers. This past season, he averaged 8.5 points per game and shot 41.6 percent from three-point range, he averaged 9.0 points per game in the 2023-24 season.