agree on Bogut for sure, that sure would seem to be a backup plan for him as Celts get killed on the boards
Bogut's offense has really fallen off in DAL this year, but that's to be expected after coming from GSW and it's not why you trade for him. He is still an elite level rebounder at both ends of the court and currently has a DBPM > 5.0 for the fourth season in a row, which is pretty damn impressive.
He's an expiring, which could be seen as either good, or bad, depending on what he costs you. Worst case, he's a 3 - 4 month rental, but if BOS wants to make a deep playoff run, he'd really help address their two biggest weaknesses. He may, or may not, re-sign with you over the summer - if you wish, but at his age, I don't think he will command an outrageous contract. He also seems like a loyal guy who values stability and a good situation over chasing as much money as possible.
Back in mid-November, when we were above .500 and looking like a middle playoff seed, I wanted to get Nerlens Noel, Serge Ibaka and Andrew Bogut to be our three headed front court. All three are way better than anyone we had, would have given us great defense and rebounding and with one young player (22), one mid-career guy (27) and a savvy vet (32), they would have all had clearly defined roles.
Ah well, what could have been. I'm not disappointed in the Plumlee/Nurkic, but if all three of those guys get moved and we get none of them, I will be a little disappointed.
BNM