There may already be a small army of Boston Celtics fans panicking after seeing the results of the team’s first two preseason games of their 2020-21 campaign, and it’s understandable why given how disorganized and thin the team’s rotations looked in the twin losses.
And while we ought to be open to the idea of seeing what the team has in its young prospects in the early part of the season, there’s a case to be made for trying to squeeze some value out of another team’s roster crunch as opposing rosters make end-of-offseason cuts. But to do that in a way that makes sense is by taking on the contract of a player another team didn’t have the space, money or both to roster, and there may not be a player worth the squeeze in a season the team is hard-capped.
Let’s survey some of the better options to hit the waiver wire in the last week, and see if any might be worth picking up.