Cowens won his lone MVP award during the 1972-73 season, a year in which the Celtics finished with the best record in the league but lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the New York Knicks. Cowens averaged 20.5 points, 16.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in 82 regular-season appearances while averaging 41.8 minutes per contest.

As much of a winning player this guy is, pursuing a trade involving this veteran appears to be the easiest route the Celtics can take.

But other minds we respect here at the Celtics Wire have had a different point of view on the matter in light of the collective bargaining agreem