On January 19, Beijing time, the Celtics performed well this season, occupying the first position in the league for a long time, and to this day, the Celtics are still ranked first in the league, and the advantage is huge, it is no exaggeration to say that the Celtics are the biggest favorites to win the championship this season.
But even so, the Celtics are still looking to strengthen the team, and it is reported that the Celtics are targeting Spurs center Poeltl, who are hoping to get two first-round returns in the deal. Therefore, there is still a high chance that both parties will complete the transaction.
So why would the league's No. 1 Celtics still want Poeltl? All in order to compete for the championship, the Celtics, who unfortunately failed to win last season, hope to be foolproof this season, although the current record is the first in the league, but the playoffs are very variable, so everything is for the playoffs.
It is reported that the Celtics are aware that Robert Williams is likely to be at risk of injury in the playoffs, and Horford may have a hard time maintaining high attendance as last year due to his age. Therefore, the Celtics do not want to work hard for a season and fail.
In fact, the Celtics were in the lead in the Finals last season, because of Lowe's injury, which led to being overturned by the Warriors and unfortunately missing out on the championship, so if Lowe did not have it, then the probability of the Celtics winning the championship is still very large.
Therefore, this year, it is understandable that the Celtics will be foolproof, of course, as things stand, it is better to wait for the completion of the deal and discuss it. It is worth mentioning that so far this season, Poeltl has averaged 26.4 minutes per game, can score 12.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.3 blocks, and his personal strength is still very good.