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Report: Boston Celtics re-sign forward Sam Hauser to three-year, $6 million deal

The first 2 seasons of the contract are reportedly fully guaranteed.

The Boston Celtics‘ plans for their 2022 NBA offseason may be inching closer to completion with word coming from the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach that the team has secured one of its last remaining signings of note in securing a longer-term deal with reserve forward Sam Hauser.

The Virginia product’s sustained high-level shooting from the perimeter (43.2%) in 2021-22 made it clear that the sharpshooting wing ought to be part of the Celtics’ future, particularly with the team somewhat thin on quality options at the 3 and 4 for a team expected to contend for a title. Himmelsbach relates that Hauser “has agreed to a three-year contract with the Celtics worth approximately $6 million.”

The deal’s first two years are fully guaranteed, notes the Globe reporter.

Celtics Lab 127: Boston gets to work teambuilding with Gallinari deal, Brogdon trade with Kory Waldron https://t.co/eAiMp0JkFB

— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) July 1, 2022

“Internally, there’s real optimism that Hauser can become a regular rotation player for the Celtics next season,” relates Himmelsbach.

We’ll get our first look at how Hauser does as one of the most senior participants in the team’s Las Vegas Summer League action, kicking off in Sin City for the Celtics on July 9.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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Grading the Boston Celtics’ trade for Malcolm Brogdon, deal for Danilo Gallinari

This is our assessment of what Boston did so far.

The Boston Celtics made two big moves to bolster their bench and 2023 NBA Championship hopes this week and managed to do both without giving up a haul of draft assets or key players in their 2022 NBA Finals appearance.

But how good of a job did they do with those moves? Could they have possibly done better with the team using different teambuilding tools that were (and for now still are) available to them than trading for Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon? Were their potentially better fits for their $6.5 million taxpayer midlevel exception (MLE) they used to sign veteran forward Danilo Gallinari?

Let’s dive into the two transactions the Celtics settled on as the centerpiece (we think, anyway) of their 2022 offseason.

New Boston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari 2021-22 highlights with Atlanta Hawks

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Given he is by no means a new addition to the NBA, new Boston Celtics forward (and former Atlanta Hawk) Danilo Gallinari is not exactly a mystery box for many fans of his new team. But for those of us who perhaps have not followed the Italian swingman’s career around the league over the years, getting an idea of what to expect from him on Boston’s roster may be hazier than some might prefer.

A knockdown shooter with plenty of size at 6-foot-10, Gallinari’s biggest knocks are his age-related defensive shortcomings, but the Celtics are very much the sort of team with the personnel to amplify his strengths while hiding his weaknesses.

Expect Boston’s latest trade focus to play mostly at the 4 for the team in 2022-23, and watch the video embedded below to get an idea of how he might fit into the Celtics’ rotations in the coming campaign courtesy of YouTuber Tomasz Kordylewski.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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What kind of impact can we expect from the Boston Celtics adding Malcolm Brogdon, Danilo Gallinari?

We can at minimum say the bench has gotten considerably better.

What kind of impact can we expect from the Boston Celtics adding Indiana Pacers floor general Malcolm Brogdon and veteran forward Danilo Gallinari? The Celtics are clearly in win-now mode after coming within two wins of securing the 2022 NBA Championship, so it makes sense to invest in the team from top to bottom, and Boston did exactly that using their taxpayer mid-level exception and a trade that cleared their bench of players who did not see the floor in the Finals without surrendering any rotation players.

Boston could and likely will add a bit more around the margins before the end of the offseason, but this might be the team we see take the floor on opening night in October. What kind of results should we expect from the Celtics’ upgrades?

The host of the CLNS Media “Celtics Beat” podcast Adam Kaufman and guest Keith Smith of Celtics Blog fame got together on a recent episode to hash out their expectations for the coming campaign in light of the front office’s moves.

Check out the clip embedded above to see what they expect from Boston has managed to do so far.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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Reports: James Harden meeting with Sixers brass in Hamptons

Regardless of whether Harden takes the lower boundary, the upper boundary, or something in the middle, what he has done to this point has been noble. Rather than pick up his player option worth roughly $47.4 million, Harden recognized that his best chance to win a title was to take significantly less money on a new contract so that Philadelphia could reshape the supporting cast around him and Joel Embiid.

The Philadelphia 76ers shaped the pieces ancillary to their core with a pair of signings to kick off the NBA’s free agency frenzy on Thursday, adding forward PJ Tucker and wing Danuel House Jr.

Both players are former teammates of Sixers free agent guard James Harden; yet, Philadelphia didn’t re-up the fulcrum of those Rockets teams in the opening minutes of the summer’s sweepstakes.

But a little less than 2 days after the opening bell, it appears as though Harden’s piece is prepared to slide into the puzzle Philadelphia has created:

Free agent star James Harden is meeting with the Philadelphia 76ers today in the Hamptons to begin negotiating his new multiyear deal, league sources tell @YahooSports.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 2, 2022

NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark confirmed and added a bit of context to Haynes’ information:

Source says James Harden and his representative & PJ Tucker and his representative are meeting with Sixers owners and management in the Hamptons today and this weekend. James and his rep will finalize his contract with Sixers hopefully this weekend pic.twitter.com/Qm9GJfwkvc

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) July 2, 2022

Up to this point, the veteran experience of the Sixers’ front office has shown through. Philadelphia recognized that it was going to need the Non-taxpayer Mid-level and Bi-Annual exceptions to accomplish what it was looking to do in free agency.

With Harden willing to take a pay-cut for the betterment of the team, the Sixers took care of their supporting cast first and table Harden’s negotiations for the remainder of the space below the NBA’s tax apron.

Now, it seems Harden will have a decision to make.

Based upon salary projections for the 2022-23 season, and reporting that Harden’s annual salary is expected to be somewhere in the “mid-30s”, he’ll have a few options.

Harden could take a deal giving him $35 million or less in 2022-23. That would give the Sixers a rough ceiling of $2,764,368 of space below the apron with which they can operate to add veterans on minimum contracts or make trades.

Alternatively, the highest figure Harden projects to be able to sign for in 2022-23 is $37,760,000. That first-year salary would give the Sixers approximately $4,368 below the apron, limiting Philadelphia strictly to trades that would see them match salaries or take on less money than they’re sending out.

For that, he deserves some commendation. But ultimately, it means nothing if Harden can’t pick up his share of the slack on the court.

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Are the Boston Celtics favorites to win the 2023 NBA title after Malcolm Brogdon trade, Danilo Gallinari deal?

Or do they still have some work to do around the margins?

Should we consider the Boston Celtics the odds-on favorites to win the 2023 NBA title after they made a series of major moves to bolster their bench rotation on Friday? The team first went out and convinced veteran forward Danilo Gallinari to sign with the team on a two-season mini-midlevel exception.

Then, the Celtics followed it up with a mini- blockbuster of a trade that sent out veteran big man Daniel Theis, reserve wing Aaron Nesmith, and deep rotation options Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts, and Juwan Morgan plus a 2023 first-round draft pick for Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon.

Lost in the shuffle of all the major moves, Boston also brought back veteran reserve center Luke Kornet, with a stouter reserve big man the only major move the team has yet to accomplish. And that they did all this without surrendering a rotation player is quite impressive.

Join the hosts of the CLNS “Celtics Lab” podcast as they link up with the host of Off The Glass’ “Full Access Pacers” pod Kory Waldron to talk all things Boston team building and the action around the NBA in what has become a much more active offseason than anyone expected.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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Celtics reportedly re-sign center Luke Kornet to two-year deal

The Green Kornet returns.

The Boston Celtics have reportedly re-signed veteran big man Luke Kornet to a two-year deal according to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. The 7-foot-1 center has played parts of two seasons for the Celtics since he was dealt to the team from the Chicago Bulls at the 2021 NBA trade deadline for veteran big man Daniel Theis and reserve shooting guard Javonte Green.

While details of the signing are not yet known per team policy, it would presumably be for the minimum, and per Celtics Blog’s Keith Smith, will not take the team out of the mix to add another reserve big man to the team with multiple roster spots yet to be filled.

Boston rarely used the Vanderbilt product in their 2021-22 campaign, but Kornet managed to contribute consistent, competent rebounding and shooting when his number was called.

Celtics Lab 127: Boston gets to work teambuilding with Gallinari deal, Brogdon trade with Kory Waldron https://t.co/eAiMp0JkFB

— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) July 1, 2022

The Lantana, Texas native averaged 2.2 points and 2.1 boards per game with the Celtics last season.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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Celtics Lab 127: Boston gets to work teambuilding with Gallinari deal, Brogdon trade with Kory Waldron

This episode, we take stock of the Celtics’ surprise trade and much-anticipated signing to kick off the offseason in earnest.

The Boston Celtics were, by most accounts, not going to make much if any moves until the weekend got here. But whether that was a smoke screen or whether a happy accident set the Celtics team building wheels into motion, the team that represented the NBA’s Eastern Conference in the 2022 NBA Finals just got quite a bit better.

It started with the team landing long-coveted veteran wing Danilo Gallinari, and went into hyperdrive with the trade for Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon, the Celtics sending out a top-12 protected first-round pick, center Daniel Theis, wing Aaron Nesmith, and three rarely-played deep rotation players.

To get a feel for how Brogdon will impact a Finals squad that gave up no core players to bring on the Indiana floor general, we brought on host of the Off the Glass “Full Access Pacers” podcast, Kory Waldron.

Your usual hosts Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn linked up with Waldron to talk all things Brogdon trade, Celtics team building, and plenty more offseason action.

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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Boston’s Jayson Tatum wants someone to sign pal Harry Giles — should the Celtics?

Tatum’s friend was recently waived by the Blazers.

Fans of the Boston Celtics have long clamored for the team to sign big man Harry Giles, either for his potential as a player, his close friendship with All-NBA Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, or both.

Now, the Duke product himself is openly joining those ranks, shouting in all capital letters on Twitter that someone — presumably Boston — should “SIGN HIM!” Cut by the Portland Trail Blazers as part of that club’s offseason moves, the now-free agent and former roommate of Tatum could be inked to the Celtics’ roster on a minimum deal with partial guarantees as a gesture of good will to Tatum with minimal risk and some upside.

In his last season with the Blazers, Giles logged 2.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Celtics trading Theis, Nesmith, Stauskas, Fitts, Morgan, ’23 first for Indiana Pacers’ Malcolm Brogdon https://t.co/Fzqmkv0Xp7

— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) July 1, 2022

Boston will need to keep looking for an additional backup big man they are reportedly looking for on a veteran minimum deal, however.

They’ll likely want to play said option a considerable amount in at least the regular season to preserve the health of bigs Robert Williams III and Al Horford for the postseason.

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Boston Celtics reportedly to offer Danilo Gallinari a two-year mid-level exception

The Celtics are reported to be the Italian wing’s preferred destination.

The Boston Celtics are reportedly poised to sign veteran small forward Danilo Gallinari to a two-year contract according to MassLive’s Brian Robb. The deal is all but certain to be for all of the Celtics mini- midlevel exception of $6.5 million given the options the Celtics have to do such a deal with as Robb notes.

Gallinari adds perimeter shooting and a degree of rebounding to the team’s bench with some size at 6-foot-10. The former Atlanta Hawks wing had been dealt to the San Antonio Spurs earlier this week as part of the deal that brought All-Star point guard Dejounte Murray to the Hawks, and will likely ink the deal with Boston once he clears waivers and the summer signing moratorium ends on July 6.

The Italian forward is not known for his defensive abilities and at nearly age 34, they are not likely to get much better — but the Celtics are among the better teams able to hide that in their high-level defense carrying over nearly all players from last season.

This is the full range of players Boston could focus on to take into their largest traded player exception. https://t.co/xLseuQfzEi

— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) June 28, 2022

This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.

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