The Celtics are actively selling Simmons, will anyone take over?

famous reporter Jake Fischer reported that the Celtics sent Nian and the next two second round picks to the Jazz for rookie Reggie Louis Jr. Through this deal, the Celtics saved $50 million in spending.

Some fans said that this should be the most valuable rookie in history. Stevens is really amazing. He spent two second rounds to get a rookie, which directly made the Celtics only exceed the luxury tax of 1.8 million.

However, Jake Fischer also reported that the Celtics' operations are not over yet. They are currently actively selling Anthony Simmons. If there is a suitable deal, they will trade him without hesitation, just depending on whether there is a team taking over, or what else Stevens has to do.

In fact, Simmons' contract is not big, and it is also an expiring contract, so it should not be difficult to take action. Simmons is 26 years old and has one year left in his contract. His salary next season is 27.68 million.

is now in a young and playable stage. Last season, he played 70 games for the Trail Blazers, averaging 32.7 minutes per game, scoring 19.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists, shooting percentage of 42.6%, and three-point shooting percentage of 36.3%. He has some neural knife attributes, has explosive scoring, but is unstable, and has average defense. At that time, he signed a contract worth 100 million yuan with the Trail Blazers, and many people criticized it as a garbage contract.

In order to save luxury tax, the Celtics chose to trade Holiday, and Simmons was sent to the Celtics as bargaining chips. Now it seems that the Celtics do not want him, nor do they intend to renew his contract. He is not in the future puzzle of the Celtics.

However, it is said that the Celtics have begun to contact the Grizzlies, with the purpose of the deal with Simmons, and the Grizzlies' bargaining chip is Pope. Pope's salary next season is 21.62 million. If the deal is reached, the Celtics will completely get rid of the luxury tax next season, and they may even make a profit for the Grizzlies in the first round, which will really make a profit.

However, the Celtics should not be able to take action at this stage. After all, the signings of each team are almost the same. The roster of the next season has basically been determined, but there is still a wave of trades in the middle of the season, which should be very easy to deal with at that time.

Generally speaking, the Celtics have nothing to do next season. Only Brown and White can play. Tatum is likely to be reimbursed in the season. Moreover, Brown also has knee problems and has chosen surgery during the offseason. I don’t know if he can fully recover. Maybe it's a bad season, and then go to the lottery zone. After all, we are now saying that 2026 is the year of the draft, and there are all kinds of high-quality young rookies. Maybe we can really pick up a rookie with potential to come back.

However, the competition in the Eastern Conference is not very good, and there are only three teams that can be seen, the Cavaliers, the Knicks and the Bucks, and at most one Magic. As for the 76ers, it feels like another season for Embiid and George to "win". So, maybe the Celtics and the Pacers have a chance to enter the playoffs, just as the Bucks head coach Rivers said: "No matter how bad the game is, I believe we can enter the playoffs in the end."

Stevens is fast, accurate and ruthless, and I'll wait and see if he will do anything amazing in the future!