Beijing time on July 2nd, NBA entered the offseason. This year's NBA free agent market officially opened yesterday. After a quiet first day, last season's Eastern Conference champion Celtics made some gains earlier today.
The Celtics first reached a 1-for-6 deal with the Pacers , specifically: the Greens sent Theis, Nesmith, a 2023 first-round pick, and three two-way players Nick Staus. Kass, Malik Fitz and Juwan Morgan acquired Brogdon from the Pacers.
In last season, Brogdon only played 36 times for the Pacers due to injury. He averaged 19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 0.8 steals per game, shooting 44.8% from the field and 31.2% from three-point range. His joining Definitely a huge addition to the Celtics.
In addition, according to famous reporter Chris Haynes, the Celtics have reached a two-year contract extension with center Luke Kornet. In last season, Cornet played 12 times for the Green Army, averaging 2.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.2 blocks per game, while shooting 57.1% from the field. At the same time, the Green Army is also close to signing a multi-year contract with Sam Hauser in the next few days. Hauser is 24 years old. He averaged 2.5 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game last season.
This is not over yet. According to reports from many famous reporters, Gallinari will reach a two-year, 13 million contract with the Celtics , including a team option for the second year. In the 2021-22 regular season, Gallinari averaged 25.3 minutes per game, 11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists. According to reports, Gallinari had previously received higher offers from some other teams, but he decided to join the Green Army because he believed that the Celtics had a better chance of winning the championship.
It is worth mentioning that the Green Army also has a US$17.1 million transaction exception, which will expire on July 18, local time. According to Green Army reporter Adam Himmelsbach, because Brogdon's contract was too large, the Green Army did not use this trade exception in the deal with the Pacers, which also means that the Green Army still has room for reinforcement.
What I have to say is that in the defeat in the finals last season, the Green Army suffered from insufficient lineup depth. They are making every effort to fill the vacancies with the goal of continuing to compete for the championship next season.
