Trade rumors aren’t anything new for Boston Celtics shooting guard Anfernee Simons.
The 2018 first-round pick was only acquired from the Portland Trail Blazers less than two months ago, when Boston sent two-time All-Star Jrue Holiday out west.
With the Celtics still facing financial uncertainty and a possible one-year break from contention while Jayson Tatum recovers, Simons’ spot on the roster seems uneven.
NBC Sports Boston media editor Josh Canu floated a new trade proposal involving Simons on Wednesday, an idea that would send the 26-year-old to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for center Nikola Vucevic.
“Both players are on expiring contracts, the Bulls get a younger player, and the Celtics get a starting center and some cap relief as well. Not the sexiest move, but a move that