The Boston Celtics don’t have many options at their disposal when it comes to making a move at the trade deadline, with their only real asset being the $6.2 million traded player exception created from trading Grant Williams.

Brad Stevens spoke the other day about what they’ll be looking to add at the trade deadline and said that the green light is still on for them to spend the way they’d like.

“We have the green light to do whatever we need to do, for sure, and that TPE is really the No. 1 tool we have… it’s a small number of people, a lot of the people that are in that are signed to minimums or smaller contracts or are on their rookie scale deals and teams aren’t exactly excited to move on from yet. So it’s a very small group of people. We’re going to exhaust it and look at it.”

Brad Stevens on what the Celtics need to add at the deadline

Stevens made a valid point about using the TPE in being that there’s only a small amount of people that fit into it. Here are a few players that could slide into Boston on the TPE:

Gary Washburn suggested that Saddiq Bey ($4.5 million) is a potential option. He’s been playing 61-percent as a small forward and 38-percent as a power forward since being traded to Atlanta. He’s averaging 12.8 points per game on 44/34/79 shooting splits this season.

Dean Wade is a player I suggested last season for the Celtics to add at the deadline. He makes $5.7 million this year and is not on an expiring contract. Wade is 6-foot-9, 228 lbs, and is the type of player Boston is looking to add at the deadline. He’s shooting 40.3 percent from the field and 36.6 percent from being the arc while 83 percent as a power forward this season.

Kenrich Williams is another player I thought would be a good addition last season and I still think he could be a great addition this season at the deadline. Williams fits perfectly into the TPE at $6.175 million. He’s averaging 48.8 percent shooting from the field in 15.6 minutes off the bench this season in OKC.

Stevens also said that they’ll be looking to add a big wing and that it could be someone from within their own house. Oshae Brissett, Lamar Stevens, and Jordan Walsh are perhaps a few names that come to mind from within.

Walsh has always been an interesting option to me. Although he’s been on assignment with Maine, he’s still part of Boston’s 15-man roster as he was signed to a four-year deal worth $7.6 million. It’s important to note that he’s not on a two-way contract, which makes him eligible to play in the playoffs with Boston.

Boston’s two-way center Neemias Queta could have his two-way contract transferred into a standard deal, solidifying the big man position with Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford, and Luke Kornet.

There’s a move to be made for Boston. I don’t think they’ll let the $6.2 million TPE essentially go to waste. Stevens seems like he knows what this team needs to win a championship and his team is going to exhaust all options to do so.

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