Unless, that is, the Celtics go to the top rung of the trade heirarchy: Jaylen Brown, the team's four-time All-Star. At age 28 and with four years and $235 million on his contract, Brown appears baked into the Celtics' future.

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens provided an update on the meeting with Duke star phenom Cooper Flagg.

Presumptive No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg interviewed with the Celtics last week at the NBA Draft combine, an unexpected interaction between the former Duke star and Brad Stevens, Boston's president of basketball operations.

Simmons wondered whether the Celtics should ship Porzingis off to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for 27-year-old power forward John Collins, who is set to earn $26.6 million next season before becoming an unrestricted free agent. “John Collins was in one of my get-the-Celtics-under-the-second-apron trades,” Simmons said.