Celtics Rumors: Malcolm Brogdon Trade Talks Rejected, Seen as 'Valued Member' of Team

The Boston Celtics don't appear to be interested in moving Malcolm Brogdon this summer despite including him in a failed three-team trade with the Los Angeles Clippers last month.

The Celtics have since shot down trade discussions involving Brogdon, an NBA source told Heavy's Steve Bulpett.

"We asked about him and we were told he's a valued member of their team," the source said.

The source added: "They said he's a valued member of their team, and that's where it ended. I don't know if that changes down the line, but we didn't get anywhere. And I'm pretty sure we aren't the only team that got that response."

Boston attempted to trade Brogdon to the Clippers in a three-team deal with the Washington Wizards that would have landed them Kristaps Porziņģis.

However, the trade was never made as the Clippers expressed concerns about Brogdon's health. Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe reported L.A. backed out due to "not having time to complete a physical exam."

ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst later reported on Get Up that Brogdon was dealing with a "health issue" that would likely make it impossible for the C's to trade him this offseason:

"Malcolm Brogdon, who was the key piece going from Boston to the Los Angeles Clippers in this [canceled] deal, Brogdon has a health issue, a health issue that as I understand, is so significant, that not only can the Celtics not do this trade, there's probably no Malcolm Brogdon trade that they can do in the short term."

Although Brogdon is still on the roster, the Celtics ended up trading Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies in a three-team deal with the Wizards to land Porziņģis, who signed a two-year, $60 million extension with Boston.

Trading Smart leaves the Celtics rather thin at point guard, and moving Brogdon would create an even bigger need at the position for the franchise this summer.

With Brogdon expected to be in the fold, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard also figure to serve as Boston's primary ball handlers in 2023-24.

The Celtics acquired Brogdon in a trade with the Indiana Pacers ahead of the 2022-23 season and he proved to be an invaluable piece of the franchise's rotation. He averaged 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 67 games, primarily off the bench, while shooting 48.4 percent from the floor and 44.4 percent from deep en route to being named the Sixth Man of the Year.

Boston is going to look quite different in 2023-24 after also dealing Grant Williams to the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade, but the team should still be among the Eastern Conference's best come tip-off.