Report: Celtics, Hawks discussed this trade involving Marcus Smart originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Boston Celtics think highly of Marcus Smart, but they’re apparently open to discuss deals involving the veteran guard.
Before Atlanta traded Cam Reddish to the New York Knicks on January 13, the Celtics and Hawks “discussed a framework” for a trade “that would have swapped Marcus Smart for Kevin Heurter and Reddish,” Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reported Thursday.
“It’s unclear how far that dialogue progressed,” Fischer added.
Forsberg: It’s decision time for the Celtics and Marcus Smart
That’s an interesting potential trade: The 23-year-old Heurter and the 22-year-old Reddish both are averaging over 11 points per game this season and would have given Boston two promising young talents to pair with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Reddish shot a respectable 37.9% from 3-point range with Atlanta this season, while Huerter hit 5 of 7 threes in the Hawks’ win over Boston earlier…