With Simons still available, it's also been established that the Celtics are interested in Simons' former Trail Blazers teammate, Damian Lillard. ClutchPoint's Brett Siegel revealed that though Lillard will take his time making his decision, he believes the Celtics will be his next team for the time being.

The Celtics of course are on the lookout for ways to add cheap talent to their roster after paring down their cap hits.

Now, a new report has been made that gives the Celtics reason for hope that Lillard could sign with the franchise. That report came from Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe. He has reported that Lillard has mutual interest with the team due to his friendship with Tatum.