Montrezl Harrell recently made his debut with the Philadelphia 76ers against the Boston Celtics. It was his first regular season game with his new team after he signed with the Sixers in September. Harrell signing with Philly wasn’t a surefire thing, however. He was seriously considering joining the Celtics before he chose the 76ers according to new reporting from MassLive’s Brian Robb.
Harrell’s situation was a complicated one as he had a cannabis charge back in June and was dealing with his legal situation. The whole time the Celtics were monitoring his situation and were interested in signing the veteran forward.
When asked about it, Harrell was very open about the situation saying, “We had talks … Honestly, it didn’t work out”. He stated that philosophy as well as his role in the team was a massive reason why he didn’t sign, “Their mindset, where they wanted me to play was not ideal. The situation I was in or going to be in wasn’t going to work out”.
‘I still don’t think he gets enough credit,’ says 76ers’ coach Doc Rivers of Celtics great Bill Russell https://t.co/y8BBMIy1ZZ
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) October 19, 2022
Harrell would’ve been a really nice option for the Boston to have right now as Robert Williams III is recovering from a knee injury. The Celtics are supplementing the absence with Blake Griffin and Noah Vonleh, hoping Mfiondu Kabengele might grow into a backup role as well.
The question is though whether the Celtics need Harrell as they started off the season with a win over other Eastern Conference favorites in the Sixers. So far the Celtics are looking like they could get out of the East again.
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