Celtics' Malcolm Brogdon: Ready to fill sixth man role in Boston
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Brogdon will likely be utilized as the Celtics' sixth man next season, NBC Sports Boston reports.
Appearing on a recent episode of The Woj Pod, Brogdon addressed his trade to Boston, which places him on the NBA Finals runner-up following three injury-plagued years in Indiana. Brogdon started every game in which he appeared for the Pacers, but he appears ready to embrace a new role with the Celtics. "If I wanted to come to Boston, that'd be one of the things I'd need to embrace," Brogdon told Adrian Wojnarowski. "For me, I've made a lot of money, I've won a lot in Milwaukee, I've won some in Indiana, but I really want to get back to winning on a high level. I want to win a championship. So whatever I can sacrifice to get back to that championship level, I'm willing to do it and compete." Over the last several seasons, Brogdon has been a strong asset in fantasy basketball leagues, but injuries have come to dominate the narrative, as he's played only 36, 56, 54, 64 and 48 games, respectively, over the last five seasons between Indiana and Milwaukee.
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Celtics' Malcolm Brogdon: Traded to Boston
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Brogdon was traded Friday from the Pacers to the Celtics for Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, three other players and a 2023 first-round pick, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
The Celtics gave up no significant part of their playoff rotation and just one (presumably late) first-round pick to acquire Brogdon. The guard's market was likely low due to his inability to stay healthy, as he's appeared in just 258 games across the past five seasons. Still, when healthy, he's put up fringe All-Star numbers. During his three-year tenure with Indiana, he averaged 18.9 points, 6.3 assists and 5.1 rebounds with shooting splits of 45/35/87. He'll presumably operate as a big-minutes sixth man for Boston, though there's a chance Al Horford shifts to the bench.
Brogdon (back) said Monday that he's fully healthy heading into the offseason, Jeremiah Johnson of Bally Sports Indiana reports.
While Brogdon missed 40 of the Pacers' final 50 games -- including the last 11 straight -- with a variety of injuries, it became clear late in the season that he was being held out for tanking purposes. His comments during Monday's exit interview back up that notion, though it's not much of a consolation for fantasy managers who were unable to depend on the 29-year-old guard during the most important portion of the fantasy season. Unfortunately, missed time has become a major theme for Brogdon, who's played only 48, 64, 54, 56 and 36 games, respectively, over the last five seasons.
Brogdon (back) will not play Sunday against the Nets, James Boyd of the Indy Star reports.
Brogdon was inexplicably listed as questionable yet again when it was abundantly clear that he was never going to play. The veteran will conclude another injury-riddled season having missed 40 of the Pacers' final 50 games.
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Pacers' Malcolm Brogdon: Questionable once again
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Brogdon (back) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Nets.
Brogdon hasn't played since March 18. If he remains sidelined, Tyrese Haliburton and T.J. McConnell figure to handle the majority of the point guard duties.
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Pacers' Malcolm Brogdon: Unavailable Saturday
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Brogdon (back) is out Saturday against the 76ers, James Boyd of The Indianapolis Star reports.
Brogdon hasn't played since March 18 due to his lower back soreness. His final chance to return during the regular season is Sunday against the Nets.
