Same goes for Robert Williams or just about anyone besides Jayson Tatum. He's much more than an expiring contract, but his position on the team is tenuous. Reality is Stevens and the Celtics are shopping him. There are new rumors out there of the team and Smart talking extension. But he's become a casualty of the exodus of All-Stars and assets from Boston. If the team already had three stars on the roster, Boston might entertain paying Smart big dollars in an extension. He's the type of guy you'd want on a championship team. Marcus Smart is beloved by a large portion of Celtics fans. You also need Beal to let everyone know that if he's not traded to Boston, he's just going to sign there anyway.īut in terms of attachment, it doesn't just mean don't go out and get jerseys of the new guys just yet, be careful with everyone on the roster. And if you want to trade for a Beal without giving up someone like Jaylen Brown, you need the threat to be there that you could just sign him outright. If you want to sign a Bradley Beal you need the cap space.
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And the other reason why Stevens is collecting expiring deals, because it allows Boston to be a player next offseason in free agency with potential, wait for it. On Friday morning the Celtics had less ability to stack enough expiring contracts to trade for a player making a good amount of money. While I wait for to flip the script again & tweet that Richardson will be part of a Lonzo Ball or John Collins sign-&-trade package.Ĭ's suddenly have expiring contracts that add up to a higher # 🤔 /2zHbw2SmBk- July 31, 2021 Getting excited about the addition of Josh Richardson to BOS. So if you wanted to trade for a let's say Bradley Beal or Lonzo Ball and your over the cap, you either need a TPE large enough to fit their contract (which Boston doesn't own) or you need to match contracts. This is important, since you're not allowed to stack TPE's in a trade. Just like if Hayward walked without a sign-and-trade you couldn't just use his salary savings to sign another player (Over the cap is over the cap), if this TPE expired, Boston couldn't just sign another player with that $11 million.Īnd just as key, Stevens now has quite the collection of expiring contracts. The rest of that Gordon Hayward TPE was about to expire. Richardson for his part was also aware he wouldn't make more if he declined his 2021-22 option and that's why he picked it up.īut before you complain about Boston picking up another player who is overpaid, remember he's an expiring contract.
Why? Well for one they wanted cap space, but secondly because they didn't believe he was worth his salary. Josh Richardson is a good basketball player, but Dallas gave him away for free. Stevens made the three-team Kris Dunn/Tristan Thompson deal yesterday to again remove some millions off the payroll, while also adding assets like a TPE, 2nd rounder, and Kris Dunn's expiring contract. Stevens gave up pick #16 in Thursday's draft to get a less cumbersome contract on the books. The 35-year old center is back in Boston partly because he can still help this Celtics team, but mostly because his "bad contract" isn't as bad as Kemba's "bad contract." If Horford was a free agent this summer and the Celtics had the cap space, in no world would they sign him to what he's making now. But just like Stevens first trade (Walker for Horford), these deals weren't really about adding specific players, but about contracts.īrad Stevens enjoyed coaching Al Horford. And if Dunn can stay healthy for once, he too could help. Oh yeah, he also broiught in three players, Josh Richardson, Kris Dunn, and Bruno Fernando.
He turned expiring TPE's into expiring contracts, added another large TPE, and even picked up a 2nd rounder. Brad Stevens had a successful day yesterday on the job.
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