Report: Jimmy Butler, Jahlil Okafor 'Still Available' But Celtics 'Holding The Line' On Trade Prices
BOSTON (CBS) -- The Boston Celtics suddenly have to turn to "Plan B" or even "Plan C" this offseason, now that their full-court press for free agent Kevin Durant came up short. But two popular trade targets for the team prior to the NBA Draft are reportedly still in play.
According to a column by Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald, sources have told him that, while Philadelphia big man Jahlil Okafor and Chicago Bulls swingman Jimmy Butler are "said to still be available," the Celtics are still "holding the line" on the offers they made to teams before the draft and would make a trade if teams would agree to "their price."
It's unclear if that price ever included the No. 3 pick in the draft, which Philly and Chicago "coveted" to take point guard Kris Dunn but the Celtics ultimately used to select Jaylen Brown. Thus, acquiring either Butler or Okafor's services "won't be as easy" now that the pick has been used - perhaps impossible, now that the draft has passed.
Bulpett added that the Celtics "will have to get creative," along with potential trade partners, but that they "may still be able to do business" for the likes of Butler or Okafor.