Trade speculation is growing around Ivica Zubac, and the Celtics are now viewed as a leading contender to land the Clippers’ standout center.

A couple of weeks ago, Jeff Clark explored the possibility of the C’s trading for former All-Star Domantas Sabonis. His box score stuffing brand of basketball was enticing, but ultimately both he and the CelticsBlog comment section weren’t super enthused at the idea of adding the Sacramento Kings five-man.

The Boston Celtics have been linked to a potential trade for a $97 million big man before the trade deadline this year.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Larry Bird put up a triple-double against the Detroit Pistons in 1982. It came in a 119-112 win over the Pistons on the road at the Pontiac Silverdome, to push the level of difficulty a notch higher for Larry Legend that night,

The Celtics might continue making trades and could flip Anfernee Simons. Would the guard make sense as a trade target for the Bucks?

“Brook Lopez would be a tremendous help to this group with his interior defense and shooting prowess. He would replace a lot of the same skill Porzingis and Horford brought to this roster, and make the Celtics a much more viable team in a postseason setting.”

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has made a surprising and honest admission about his time with the team, revealing he seriously considered asking for a trade after growing tired of the constant rumors.

By now, it is the biggest open secret in the NBA that the Celtics need some additional heft in their frontcourt to return to contention.