Yes, I’m about a week late on this. But I wanted the dust to settle instead of having a knee-jerk reaction to the trades made by the Boston Celtics.
You have to keep the context in mind to understand what went down.
- The Celtics had no available roster spots available.
- The Celtics were over the salary cap. The new CBA may have a hard cap, we’ll have to see.
- The Celtics have been crushed with injuries. They had been able to weather the injury storm okay until Marquis Daniels was injured. There was no legitimate back-up for Paul Pierce. The aging Paul Pierce who has been enduring some less serious injuries.
- Kendrick Perkins had rejected a contract extension offer by the Celtics. He didn’t want an unreasonable amount of money, but it was more than the Celtics could commit.
This put Danny Ainge into a difficult position. He had to find some suitable replacements, particularly for Daniels. This set up the perfect storm for 3 trades that reduced salary and opened up some roster spots while also providing 2 healthy players at key spots- center and small forward. They also picked up a few draft picks as they look to the future.
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