2022 nba free agency – Syndication Server

Boston Celtics alum Kendrick Perkins is impressed with his former team’s offseason

That they managed to get so much better with so few assets had Perk admiring Boston’s future.

The Boston Celtics quickly got to work adding to the roster that got them to within two wins of an NBA title in the 2022 Finals when their season ended at TD Garden, adding two starter-caliber players for very little in the way of rotation players and draft assets.

The Celtics added former Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon and veteran forward Danilo Gallinari, sending out only vet big man Daniel Theis, reserve forward Aaron Nesmith, backup guard Nik Stauskas, and three other players who rarely saw the floor and a protected first-round draft pick to upgrade their roster this offseason.

Only Theis saw any floor time of significance in the postseason, and while Nesmith has plenty of potential, he also would have fought an uphill battle to realize it in the Celtics’ crowded rotation.

ESPN analyst and Celtics alum Kendrick Perkins recently reacted to Boston’s offseason moves along with the rest of the “NBA Today” crew.

Watch the clip embedded above to see how they assessed it.

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Why the Boston Celtics were winners in 2022 NBA free agency

Making moves early put Boston in a position of strength, for one thing.

With the potential blockbuster deals for Utah Jazz star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell and Brooklyn Nets superstar forward Kevin Durant still out there to be completed even now, the teams that moved aggresively and early have found themselves in a position of strength while those that have stood pat in the hopes of a blockbuster trade seem to have been left in the lurch.

How does that affect critical assessments of team offseasons around the NBA? As one of the teams that made their moves soon into the 2022 offseason in terms of free agency, the Boston Celtics could be seen as one of the “winners” from 2022 free agency, even though they never had much in the way of cap space for splashy signings anyway.

Check out the video from the folks at the Hoops Reference YouTube channel to see why they see the Celtics as a free agency winner by signing veteran forward Danilo Gallinari to a mini- midlevel exception.

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What has this offseason hinted about the Boston Celtics’ upcoming season?

What have Boston’s moves so far told us about what might be coming next?

What has this offseason hinted about the Boston Celtics’ upcoming campaign as they gear up for a run at the 2023 NBA championship? That the Celtics hope to win their 18th banner was signaled by adding Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon and veteran forward Danilo Gallinari via trade and signing respectively.

But what do the other moves made by Boston hint at for the future? What can we divine from the two way deals inked with floor general JD Davison and big man Mfiondu Kabengele? Why are their three open roster spots, and what can it tell us about plans for a backup big man?

Celtics journalist Dan Greenberg joins cohost of the CLNS Media “Celtics Beat” podcast Evan Valenti to discuss their Summer League crushes, letting the TPE expire, and Grant Williams’ love for talking.

Check out the clip embedded above to hear what the duo has to say about all this and more.

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The Boston Celtics chose not to use their $17.1 traded player exception – now what?

There is still some work to be done to complete the roster for next season; what are the Celtics’ options?

The Boston Celtics’ $17.1 million traded player exception (TPE) generated by wing Evan Fournier’s sign-and-trade to the New York Knicks last offseason has officially expired despite the seemingly endless speculation of what the team might try to do with it.

After the trade for Indiana Pacers veteran point guard Malcolm Brogdon, there was less need and a larger luxury tax bill for the team’s ownership to consider, and with no slam-dunk offers available to use the TPE in a way that made sense, it was allowed to expire. But, the Celtics do still have to make a few more moves to complete the team with a title run in mind, starting with finding a backup big man and likely ending with filling at least one other of the three spots currently unfilled on Boston’s roster .

What comes next for the Celtics? The host of the “Locked on Celtics” podcast John Karalis was recently joined by Celtics Blog’s Keith Smith to try and get a bead on exactly that question.

Watch the clip embedded above to hear what they think Boston will do next.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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Do the Boston Celtics have the best roster in the NBA after their 2022 offseason moves?

Adding Danilo Gallinari and Malcolm Brogdon to a team that came within 2 wins of the title has to be at least in the conversation.

With the Boston Celtics trading for Indiana Pacers floor general Malcolm Brogdon and signing veteran Atlanta Hawks forward Danilo Gallinari, they have now filled their biggest offseason needs that held them back in the 2022 NBA Finals, namely the scoring and playmaking the team needed from the bench players who went out in the deal for Brogdon for the most part.

As a result, do the Celtics now have the best roster in the NBA from top to bottom? The Athletic NBA insider Jared Weiss joins host of the CLNS Media “Celtics Beat” podcast Adam Kaufman to get into Boston’s new additions, the roster crunch those moves have created, lingering Celtics trade rumors with traded player exception (TPE) set to expire on July 18, and why veteran guard Marcus Smart is the team’s starting point guard.

Check out the clip embedded below to hear their takes on all of this and more.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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Boston Celtics ‘checked on’ Aron Baynes but ‘don’t intend to sign’ him: report

Baynes is not an ideal target for Boston, it seems.

There is a very solid chance we will see former Boston Celtics big man Aron Baynes back in the NBA soon, but chances are it won’t be with the Celtics according to new reporting from the Boston Herald’s Adam Himmelsbach.

Per Himmelsbach, the Celtics “checked in on Aron Baynes’ situation but don’t intend to sign the veteran big man.” All of Australia has been working his way back from a scary spinal injury sustained at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for some time now and made the trip to Las Vegas Summer League to work out for teams in hopes of returning to the NBA.

The Celtics do need a backup big man, but one who can play heavy minutes to help preserve veteran big man Al Horford and starting center Robert Williams III for the postseason.

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum ‘one of the best duos in the league,’ per OKC Thunder’s Josh Giddey https://t.co/9R3ZceYNMB

— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) July 11, 2022

The fact that Baynes has not played significant high-level basketball since his injury and perhaps concern regarding Baynes’ age and level of recovery could be among any of several reasons Boston might not want to go for a reunion with the former Celtics center.

We hope the Celtics fan favorite center can latch on with another team to complete his impressive effort to make it back to the Association — even if it is always odd to see him in a different uniform.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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Who are the winners and losers in the 2022 NBA free agency period so far?

More to the point, how do the Celtics stack up to their peers at the top of the league?

Who are the winners and losers of the NBA’s 2022 free agency period so far? With the looming potential trade of Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant (and to a lesser extent Kyrie Irving) still hanging over the league. it could be some time until we get a definitive answer overall.

But by now, with close to two weeks having passed us by at this point since the start of this year’s free agency, we can start to make some calls about which teams have done well, which have not — and which are clearly not done making moves this offseason through a lens Boston Celtics fans will likely find intriguing.

ESPN senior analyst Kevin Pelton threw his hat in the ring to assess the league’s signings so far and came away from the exercise with a high opinion of what team president Brad Stevens and the rest of the Celtics front office have managed to date.

Check out the clip embedded above to hear his assessment of Boston’s offseason so far.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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Did the Boston Celtics have the best offseason in the NBA?

While other teams are stuck waiting to hear what happens with Kevin Durant, the Celtics got to work.

When a player the caliber of Kevin Durant becomes available, virtually every team in the NBA will make the call to see what is what with the Brooklyn Nets star, but only a few can truly afford to pass on such a prospective addition with the talent on their roster already a perhaps better bet for long-term success.

And it seems to be that the Boston Celtics believe the core that brought them to within two wins of the 2022 title is not worth breaking up to tender a serious offer for the Nets superstar forward. Instead, they pulled off one of the best trades of the offseason, added one of the better free agents on the cheap, and are now quite possibly the deepest team in the league as a result.

Did the Celtics sneakily have the best offseason in the league? The hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast got together with FiveThirtyEight’s Jared Dubin to talk all things Boston offseason, and where they stand in relation to the rest of the league.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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Three potential backup big man signings options for the Boston Celtics

If Boston plans to find a free agent backup big man, these are our three top targets.

With news that unrestricted free agent Thomas Bryant plans to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers in a starting role the Boston Celtics are not in a position to offer him, the Celtics will instead need to look elsewhere in order to find a backup big man.

Though a starting spot is not on the table for any future Celtics centers, there is a need to keep oft-injured Robert Williams III and veteran big man Al Horford fresh for the playoffs. With several substantial traded player exceptions (TPEs), it is very possible the team turns to trades in order to fill such a need.

But if they want to sign a player to a minimum deal, there are a few names out there worth kicking the tires on — let’s take a look at the candidates.

‘The emotion just flooded me’ said the Providence product when he learned Boston had a spot for him. https://t.co/h3Q954DxY5

— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) July 6, 2022

Celtics Lab 128: Assessing the Boston Celtics offseason in difficult times with Jared Dubin

The Celtics are nearly done building a contender while we sort through some trying times beyond basketball, and in this episode of the Celtics Lab podcast, FiveThirtyEight’s Jared Dubin helps us do both.

If the Boston Celtics are not done with their team-building activities in the 2022 NBA offseason, they are very likely close to it. A contract for the soon-to-be bought-out veteran forward Danilo Gallinari was quickly followed by a trade of a top-12 protected first-round draft pick, a pair of deep rotation players, and a trio of garbage time specialists for Malcolm Brogdon.

Not long after, Boston inked forward Sam Hauser and veteran big man Luke Kornet, and save perhaps for bringing on another reserve big man to eat some regular-season minutes for Al Horford and Robert Williams III, the Celtics could very well be finished with their 2022-23 roster.

To that end, we linked up with FiveThirtyEight’s Jared Dubin to talk all things Celtics offseason assessments, and wrap up our conversation with some words about covering the league in the midst of some very contentious times far beyond the game of basketball.

Join your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg, and Justin Quinn as we talk through team building in difficult times on this episode of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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