The Celtics wanted to keep Grant Williams, 24, but in the end they assisted him in leaving.
The four-year forward was transferred from Boston to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for numerous second-round picks.
Williams reportedly agreed to an agreement with his new team that would have paid him more than $13 million year, a sum
that the Celtics would not have agreed to.
The second apron of the luxury tax under the new collective bargaining agreement may potentially apply to the Celtics. Both
talents are eligible to sign supermax contracts worth $500 million, and Boston wants to re-sign Jaylen Brown this season
and Jayson Tatum next season.
However, the CBA might not have been the main deterrent to signing Williams, according to the former Celtics forward.
Yeah, I’m not sure if it was entirely that, Williams admitted to Steve Bulpett of Heavy Sports. Despite the fact that the CBA
can be challenging for teams, they are still able to take the actions they want to do.
Williams added, when asked if he thought that money wasn’t a reason for worry, “Potentially. I’m not sure. It was one of
those situations when, in my opinion, both parties acted in their own best interests.
The addition of Kristaps Porzingis to Boston this offseason increased the frontcourt’s level of competition. The Celtics
probably didn’t want to spend more money on players who wouldn’t play a lot of minutes. To perhaps fill Williams’ position,
a less expensive contract was inked with Oshae Brissett.
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