2022-23 Boston Celtics Roster Reset

Wow! Simply Wow!

After a sleepy begin to the NBA offseason for the Boston Celtics, they went all-in on Day 2 of NBA Free Agency.

First, the Celtics have reportedly agreed to signal Danilo Gallinari to the Taxpayer Mid-Degree Exception of $6.5 million. Gallinari should first clear waivers from the San Antonio Spurs. Gallinari is being waived by San Antonio after being acquired within the commerce that despatched Dejounte Murray to the Atlanta Hawks.

Then, as all of us completed up lunch on Friday afternoon and began dreaming of Traded Participant Exception targets, Boston took a homerun swing and made a monster commerce.

The Celtics will reportedly purchase Malcolm Brogdon from the Indiana Pacers in trade for a bundle that features Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan, Nik Stauskas and a 2023 first spherical decide.

Others will analyze the match of Brogdon and Gallinari on the Celtics roster. That may come. What we’re going to do here’s a roster and wage cap/luxurious tax reset.

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Roster

1. Malcolm Brogdon

2. Jaylen Brown

3. Danilo Gallinari

4. Al Horford

5. Payton Pritchard

6. Marcus Good

7. Jayson Tatum

8. Derrick White

9. Grant Williams

10. Robert Williams

11. Open

12. Open

13. Open

14. Open

15. Open

16. Open – Two-Approach

17. Open – Two-Approach

Free Brokers

· Sam Hauser – restricted

· Luke Kornet – unrestricted

· Matt Ryan – unrestricted

· Brodric Thomas – restricted

Unsigned Draft Picks

· Juhann Begarin

· JD Davison

· Yam Madar

Exceptions

· $17.1 million Evan Fournier TPE – expires July 18

· $6.9 million Juancho Hernangomez TPE – January 19

· $5.9 million Dennis Schroder TPE – February 10

Cap/Tax Scenario

Inclusive of Sam Hauser’s qualifying supply, the Boston Celtics are roughly $18.8 million over the luxurious tax line. That’s the price of taking up assured wage within the Malcolm Brogdon deal and including Danilo Gallinari by way of the Taxpayer MLE.

The one signing exceptions the Celtics now have left are minimal exceptions. They usually even have each Two-Approach spots open.

Remaining Wants

Brad Stevens mentioned the Celtics wanted so as to add extra “scoring off the bench, extra playmaking, extra capturing and gamers who match what we’re about”.

Mission completed.

Now, it did come at a minor worth. Buying and selling Daniel Theis leaves the Celtics a bit skinny up entrance. Al Horford held up very nicely final yr, however he’s 36 years previous. He additionally averaged 35 minutes per recreation in an extended playoff run. And Robert Williams remains to be typically injured.

Boston wants so as to add at the very least another veteran massive. Ideally somebody who’s extra of a pure middle to play behind Williams and to begin for him when vital. That’s one roster spot, and it’ll in all probability be by way of a veteran minimal signing.

The following want is a wing with measurement. Brogdon was an impressive acquisition, particularly for such a minor worth, however he’s acquired good measurement for a guard, not a wing. The free agent market is quickly getting picked clear, however that may very well be one other veteran minimal signing or a TPE goal.

As for the TPEs…don’t get your hopes up too excessive. A minimum of for the massive $17.1 million TPE. There’s a distinction between paying the tax and paying the TAX. Proper now, the Celtics are set to pay the tax. Will possession actually greenlight the TAX on a stage of the Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets and LA Clippers?

If they may, then there are nonetheless a ton of choices accessible to Boston by way of commerce. Brad Stevens has proven a terrific willingness to deal first-round picks, in order that additionally makes issues simpler to place collectively trade-wise.

There’s nonetheless work to be performed, however perhaps the massive stuff is already full. However perhaps it’s not. The instruments are there to do another actually massive transfer. Let’s see what Brad Stevens and workers nonetheless have deliberate. The following week or so will inform us extra about how the 2022-23 Boston Celtics roster will look to begin the season.