As the 2022 NBA offseason’s free agency period inches closer to the Thursday 6 pm ET start which will allow franchises to get to work in their process of teambuilding we are starting to hear rumbles of what the Boston Celtics are hoping to accomplish in it.
Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reports that the Celtics seem to be focusing on bigger wings ahead of the start of free agency. “Boston appears focused on high-scoring, small-ball forwards for the Celtics’ mid-level,” writes the B/R reporter. “They have been linked to Danillo Gallinari and T.J. Warren, among others.”
Fischer also relates that Boston was one of several teams who had been inquiring after Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins at the draft, but none of those teams (including the Celtics) were currently close to a deal with the Hawks for Collins.
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Gallinari would need to be waived, as he is under contract with Atlanta with just $5 million guaranteed. But with the Hawks looking like a team that may want to cut costs with a rapidly growing payroll, such a move is not out of the question.
Warren has some substantial health concerns moving forward but could pay off big if his often-injured foot remains healthy.
Expect plenty more rumors to percolate up in the coming hours and days — and with Boston fully in contention mode, we would rate the likelihood of moves of some sort to be likely, of perhaps not of the blockbuster variety.
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