So James Harden is off the proverbial roster of commercial seasons, having forced his way from Houston to Brooklyn in mid-January and ending this season’s most prominent superstar saga. It’s the same for Washington’s Bradley Beal, who has successfully convinced NBA executives he wants to persevere in the country’s capital until he’s old and gray.
Zach LaVine. Karl-Anthony Towns. Kristaps Porzingis. Nikola Vucevic. Whenever you look, there are high-end players who, despite routinely ending up in the league’s rumor mill, seem unlikely to be on the move before the league’s transactional buzzer sounds on March 25th.
So who or what is worth tracking in the next 15 days? The Boston Celtics and their most prized non-shirt asset: the $ 28.