After the March 1 buyout deadline, the Boston Celtics have some clarity on potential late-season additions in terms of who might be available.
While it’s a common misunderstanding to believe that teams can no longer add playoff-eligible players after the first of March, it’s really only a limit on playoff eligibility.
Anyone who was not on an NBA team on March 2nd can join and play for a team with a roster slot open and money to pay them, though finding a player who can actually help a team get better is always a challenge for this sort of move.
And that’s exactly the situation the Celtics find themselves in, with a dearth of impact players worth cutting a rostered player making it somewhat unlikely Boston will test the waters with a late-season addition.
The Celtics only need to look to their own history to see why team president Danny Ainge is reticent to blow up existing relationships, even if there are some names out there from the team and NBA’s past who have been productive players in previous seasons.
So, who have Boston signed after the February trade deadline in years past? Let’s take a look at all the signings the Celtics have made since the last season they won a title (2007-08), and how each worked out.