So James Harden is off the proverbial list of the commercial high season, after forcing his way from Houston to Brooklyn back in mid-January and ending the highest superstar saga of this season. The same goes for Bradley Beal from Washington, who successfully convinced the NBA leaders that he wants to persevere in the nation’s capital until he grows old and gray.
Zach LaVine. The cities of Karl-Anthony. Kristaps Porzingis. Nikola Vucevic. Everywhere you look, there are state-of-the-art players who – despite the usual liquidation in league rumors – don’t seem to be moving until the league’s transactional sound rings on March 25th.
So who or what is worth pursuing in the next 15 days? The Boston Celtics and their most popular non-shirt asset: the $ 28.