{"id":52725,"date":"2023-08-24T06:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=52725"},"modified":"2023-08-23T23:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T03:26:11","slug":"nba-rumors-celtics-looking-to-add-forward-depth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/08\/24\/nba-rumors-celtics-looking-to-add-forward-depth\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Rumors: Celtics Looking to Add Forward Depth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While all of the major free agency moves are complete, there are still some quality free agents on the market and teams looking to fill out rosters. In recent news the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/BOS\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Boston Celtics<\/strong><\/a> are targeting two wing,s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/warretj01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T.J. Warren<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stevela01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Lamar Stevens<\/strong><\/a>, to round their roster.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>NBA rumors: Celtics looking to add forward depth <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Report<\/h3>\n<p>According to a recent Shams Charania <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1694140593209811230\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a>, the Celtics are meeting with forwards TJ Warren and Lamar Stevens. After <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/08\/12\/nba-rumors-miami-heat-and-golden-state-warriors-adding-players\/\" target=\"_self\">waiving<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/champju01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Champagnie<\/a><\/strong> earlier this month, the Celtics have two open roster spots. Both Warren and Stevens will compete for these open spots. According to the Shams report, both players will meet and have workouts with the Celtics later this week. Forward depth is a need for the Celtics, especially after the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/07\/06\/grant-williams-is-a-maverick\/\" target=\"_self\">departure<\/a> of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willigr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grant Williams<\/a><\/strong>. While adding both Warren and Stevens is a possibility, it&#8217;s more likely that the Celtics sign one of these players and target a guard for their final roster spot. With that being said, what do Warren and Stevens bring to the table?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Celtics meeting with two free agent forwards in Boston this week for a potential wing addition, sources say: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zTEWDmy3yI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zTEWDmy3yI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1694140593209811230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Pros and Cons of T.J. Warren<\/h3>\n<p>T.J. Warren is a nine-year NBA veteran. Warren has spent time with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/PHO\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phoenix Suns<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/IND\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indiana Pacers<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/NJN\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a><\/strong>. Last year, Warren played for the Nets before being shipped back to the Suns as a part of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Durant<\/a><\/strong> trade. In his prime, Warren was a gifted isolation scorer, averaging nearly 20 points with the Pacers in the 2019-20 season. The following season, Warren suffered a serious foot injury, which kept him sidelined for nearly two years. This past season was Warren\u2019s first year back from the injury. Post-injury Warren lost a lot of his burst and scoring ability. Warren\u2019s minutes dropped down to 16 per game while averaging 7 points per game. With the Celtics, Warren would likely be given even fewer minutes. However, he would provide the Celtics with some solid scoring and would round out the roster nicely.<\/p>\n<h3>The Pros and Cons of Lamar Stevens<\/h3>\n<p>Lamar Stevens is a 3rd-year player and a rock-solid defensive forward. Stevens has played all three of his seasons with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/teams\/CLE\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a><\/strong>. Were established himself as a defensive stopper and a versatile 6-foot-6 forward. Last year, Stevens received 18 minutes per game last year and started in 25 games for the Cavs. Although Stevens is a capable defensive player, he needs to develop more on offense. Stevens struggles as a shooter and overall scorer while not being a playmaking threat. These offensive concerns are why Stevens hasn\u2019t been picked up yet. However, in limited minutes with the Celtics, Stevens could be a valuable defender.<\/p>\n<h3>The Last Word<\/h3>\n<p>Ultimately, it&#8217;s likely the Celtics will sign one of these players. Lamar Stevens is the better fit, as he would provide the Celtics with needed defense off the bench. The Celtics team is filled with scoring options, so Warren\u2019s main draw isn\u2019t a need. However, Warren is the bigger name and the intrigue of him returning to his previous standard might be hard for Boston to pass up. Either of these players would be a nice way for Boston to round out their roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While all of the major free agency moves are complete, there are still some quality free agents on the market and teams looking to fill out rosters. In recent news the Boston Celtics are targeting two wing,s T.J. Warren and Lamar Stevens, to round their roster. NBA rumors: Celtics looking to add forward depth Report [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4779,"featured_media":52784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1608,5],"tags":[2552,4774,3142],"class_list":["post-52725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-basketball","category-celtics","tag-lamar-stevens","tag-rumors","tag-tj-warren"],"modified_by":"Jordan Pagkalinawan","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4779"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}