Boston Celtics Trade Deadline: Possibilities, Waiting to deal, and Brad Stevens curveballs

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics face pivotal trade deadline decisions that could reshape their path to another championship. Will Anfernee Simons move, or will Brad Stevens pull another surprising maneuver? With the second apron era complicating potential trades, every option is on the table—including standing pat. Are Sam Hauser or Derrick White unexpectedly expendable? Jayson Tatum’s upcoming return has fans questioning whether the Celtics should push their chips in now or wait for the summer when free agency and superstar movement might open new doors. John Karalis of SI and Tom Westerholm of Boston.com break down Boston’s assets, Simons’ contract situation, and possible trade targets like Day'Ron Sharpe and Daniel Gafford. The conversation covers the rising impact of Jaylen Brown, weaknesses exposed by Eastern Conference rivals, and the strategic limitations posed by the NBA’s complicated salary cap rules. Will Boston make a bold move or gamble on its current roster to win in the postseason?

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0:00.6	Now on the Lockdown Celtics podcast, what the Celtics should do with the trade deadline and why what they do will tell us everything about how they feel about this team.
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0:55.1	I am John Corrales, if you knew to this show. I'm a beatwriter covering the Celtics for Sports Illustrated, the Celtics on SI page. I've been covering the team for about 20 years. I've been doing this podcast for 10, and I've written a couple of books about the team. Today's show is brought to you by GameTime. Download the GameTime app, create an account,
0:59.8	use the code Locked on NBA for $20 off your first purchase. Today's show is about the trade deadline, which as we're recording this is literally two weeks away, two weeks from now
1:05.4	in the early evening of the fifth, we will be either dissecting the Celtics trades or wondering why
1:14.5	they didn't do anything. So we'll just lead into that later on. We'll get into how this
1:20.4	impacts what the Celtics. Like what they do will tell us how they feel. But let's kind of look at
1:25.8	what they have and what they should do.
1:28.3	And let's do it with Tom Westerholm, everybody.
1:33.2	What's up?
1:34.4	Tom Westerholm, everybody.
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