We do not have a great amount of depth upfront as far as proven talent. Al Horford is great. I'm Marcus Morris's biggest fan but he is more of a big three (doesn't rebound well). Aron Baynes is solid at what he does but doesn't do much offensively.
Besides those three, there is Daniel Theis and Guerschon Yabusele -- two unproven bigs.
This is why I am in favor of trading for Jahlil Okafor; to balance out our roster and add some size up front. I think Brad Stevens can get the best out of Okafor. The only challenge is matching salaries. If we can match salaries and throw Philly our 1st (top 20 protected) then thats a great deal for us. If he starts, Al can play the 4 which he prefers. If he comes off the bench, he and Jayson Tatum can provide scoring for the 2nd unit.
Low risk, potentially high reward for a guy who was once deemed the next great big man. He has his athletic limitations and is not a great defender or aggressive re bounder but worst case scenario, we have an Enes Kanter/ Greg Monroe type bench big for the price of a late first and out of rotation guys.
Anyone have a creative way to get Jah to the Celtics?
It wouldn't be a good deal for us, especially because of the salary matching that you gloss over.
Jahlil Okafor is making a hair under $5 million dollars next season. To match salaries, we would need to send out ~$2.8 million. That would mean either Morris or Rozier/Yabu + a minimum salary player eligible for trade now. Thanks, but no thanks.
If the 76ers want to cut him, then sure, bring him in for the min. But trading for him would be a mistake.