Marcus Smart was expected to be a veteran leader on an up-and-coming Grizzlies squad, but his stint didn’t end up working out in Memphis. So, at February’s trade deadline, he was shipped to the rebuilding Wizards to finish out the season in what was effectively a salary dump.

Are the Boston Celtics about to get involved in a blockbuster trade? There are increasing rumbles loosely tying the Celtics to a number of other NBA ball clubs percolating up in the Association's media coverage in recent days, and taken by themselves, do not make all that much sense.