The Celtics are pretty restricted in how they can acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo because they’re above the second luxury tax apron. NBA rules prohibit them from aggregating salaries in a trade for a player with a larger salary. They also prevent the Celtics from taking in more salary than the salary that they’re giving out in any trade.

The Celtics have been floated around as a dark-horse candidate for Antetokounmpo, among a number of teams. Enter a new trade candidate: the Raptors. Per the Toronto Star’s Doug Smith, there is “mutual interest” between Antetokounmpo and the Raptors as a landing spot for the two-time MVP.

A prominent NBA insider named the Celtics as a potential landing spot for two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.