At present is the ultimate day for Brad Stevens to make use of the Evan Fournier TPE.
Right here’s the thin from CelticsWeblog’s Keith Smith:
The Boston Celtics $17.1M Traded Participant Exception from the Evan Fournier sign-and-trade expires at the moment.
Final likelihood saloon time for Boston to make use of the NBA’s present largest TPE.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) July 18, 2022
Backup heart is extensively thought-about the probably place that President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens will goal with not less than one of many remaining three roster spots earlier than coaching camp opens up in September. Even after signing Mfiondu Kabengele to a two-way contract on Saturday and re-signing Luke Kornet earlier within the offseason, the departure of Daniel Theis leaves a little bit of a gap within the entrance courtroom depth chart. Right here’s CelticsBlog’s Bobby Manning on a couple of potential candidates:
Fast recap on some names that match
Malik Beasley (15.5)- intriguing from Utah
Olynyk (12.8)- backup massive
Oubre (12.6)- expiring wing
Powell (11.1)- rolling massive
Crowder (10.2)- expiring
Jakob Poetl (9.4)- reasonably priced massive
Kleber (9.1)- stretch Massive
Plumlee (8.5)- expiring massive— Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning) July 18, 2022
Bobby also notes a few names that may very well be out there with Boston’s remaining TPE’s (ought to the Fournier TPE expire and go unused at the moment) earlier than the commerce deadline in February. Here’s a more comprehensive list from Keith with two names that stick out:
· Kelly Olynyk – $12,804,878 – Detroit Pistons: Detroit is flush with bigs now. And they’re younger bigs that must play. The Celtics may most likely get Olynyk with out sending a lot to the Pistons. And he’d slot in completely on each ends of the ground.
· Mason Plumlee – $9,080,417 – Charlotte Hornets: With Boston having stuffed their different wants, it pushes Plumlee up this checklist. The Hornets drafted Mark Williams and presumably will wish to play him, whereas additionally saving some small-ball minutes for P.J. Washington. Plumlee may most likely be acquired with out the Celtics have having to ship a lot to Charlotte.
With the Celtics nearly $20 million over the tax threshold, they’re already ticketed to pay roughly $45 million in luxurious tax and that invoice may balloon even larger in the event that they selected to herald one other giant wage. These could also be “wealthy folks issues” in the case of followers wanting possession to shell out just a little extra for a transparent contender, nevertheless it’s actually one thing to think about nonetheless.
Boston may nonetheless signal a veteran free agent massive to a veteran minimal this summer time, too. Former Celtics Greg Monroe and Tristan Thompson are nonetheless in the marketplace. What does the fanbase really feel about DeMarcus Cousins, Dwight Howard, and Hassan Whiteside? If the Celtics go younger, did Trevion Williams present sufficient in Summer season League?
