On Friday, the Boston Celtics celebrated their NBA championship with a parade by means of town. Now, Brad Stevens and the entrance workplace should deal with the summer season. Derrick White and Jayson Tatum are each extension-eligible. Each are anticipated to re-sign with the workforce on multi-year offers.
Nonetheless, a number of gamers could go additional down the roster to free company. Stevens will probably decide up the workforce choice on Sam Hauser, holding him round for subsequent season earlier than he turns into an unrestricted free agent in 2025.
The futures of Luke Kornet and Xavier Tillman Sr. are far much less clear. Each will hit free company this summer season. Boston holds chicken rights for each gamers.
Stevens could also be pressured to decide on between the 2 huge males. The Celtics have already got Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford below contract. They will additionally retain Neemias Queta in the event that they select to select up his workforce choice. Subsequently, there’s probably solely room for one different huge man.
Kornet has been Joe Mazzulla’s third-choice middle all season. Tillman joined on the Feb. 8 commerce deadline however struggled to carve out a job for himself. He did, nevertheless, have some spectacular performances within the NBA Finals in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks. When talking to Dan Roche of WBZ, Tillman admitted that he wished to repeat with the Celtics subsequent season.
