The Boston Celtics aren’t especially interested with the players they believe are available on the buyout market, according to team president Danny Ainge.
Appearing on the local sports radio talk show Toucher and Rich, Ainge revealed the Celtics don’t find any of the players available to be signed on the buyout market an especially good fit for the team right now.
This is a blow to those among us wishing for an Isaiah Thomas reunion. The former Celtic point guard was recently cut and made a free agent after being involved in a multi-team trade sending another former Celtic — Marcus Morris — to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Two other updates from Danny Ainge:
-He thinks Robert Williams will be ready to return on March 1st, about a week after the All-Star break.
-He's undecided if Jaylen Brown should be playing right now due to the leg injuries. https://t.co/9TUTGuQi9s
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) February 13, 2020
Ainge noted (via Yahoo Sports’ Keith Smith) “there’s nothing [on the buyout market] that interests us now,” including Thomas, who the Celtics president praised while making it clear that his fit with Boston’s current direction was more the reason a reunion wasn’t in the cards.
“I love Isaiah, I’m just not sure he’s the right fit for us,” said Ainge via CBS Boston. “But I’m not sure that he’s not. We’re waiting to see who is available, maybe someone who is more of a need or more of a fit. But who knows, we’ll see.”
That target could be current Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson.
Former Celtic Paul Pierce recently made a point of trying to recruit the Cavalier to Boston despite the fact the Klutch Sports client is represented by an agency who has never had a player take a buyout.
It could also be no one in particular is of interest, given the unlikely nature of a Thompson buyout — or an option currently unknown outside of the Celtics’ front office.
Ex-Celtic Paul Pierce recruits Tristan Thompson buyout, to join Boston https://t.co/2XLzlP3Wcx
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) February 8, 2020
Boston’s head honcho also made a point of noting long-waylaid center is expected to return to action on March 1st or so as long as everything goes well.
He also noted that he feels a little trepidation about fourth-year shooting guard Jaylen Brown playing thought multiple leg injuries.
The Cal-Berkeley product has sprained both ankle and was on the receiving end of a kick to his calf in the loss to the Houston Rockets on Tuesday.
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