Several former Boston Celtics alumni are signing new deals around the NBA today while Boston fans await to see what the team’s front office has planned after the departure of veteran swingman Gordon Hayward.
Earlier in the day, the Celtics Wire reported on former Boston guard Avery Bradley joining the Miami Heat for a 2-year, $11.6 million deal, and former teammate Jeff Green was announced to have left the Houston Rockets to join the Brooklyn Nets, per The Athletic’s Sham’s Charania.
The deal will be for the league’s veteran minimum according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto, suggesting he did not have an offer in wait from the Rockets as they overhaul their roster.
Jae Crowder to Phoenix: three years, almost $30 million, AP is told.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) November 21, 2020
Green and Bradley are joined by former Celtics forward Jae Crowder, who will sign a deal with the Phoenix Suns worth $30 million over three years according to the Associated Press’ Tim Reynolds, who will leave the Miami Heat to his former teammate Bradley.
Ex-Boston and recent Los Angeles Lakers champion Rajon Rondo will join the Atlanta Hawks for a two-year, $15 million deal according to Charania, completing the four former Celtics’ free agency activity for the day so far.
With the Celtics’ options steadily shrinking as other signings happen around the league, it may not be out of the question for other Boston alumni to end up on the roster with Aron Baynes, Isaiah Thomas and Evan Turner still on the market, but for now the team’s planned direction is unknown.
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