With Drummond no longer available, who are the best options on the buyout market?

With the unsurprising news being broken by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that former Cleveland Cavaliers big man Andre Drummond plans to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, the sole prospect connected to the Celtics on the buyout market is soon to be officially out of reach for Boston.

There is a very solid case for moving forward with the team that they have even if Drummond had been inclined to sign with the Celtics, given the center would eat up minutes emerging big man Robert Williams III could really use to develop his game as a starter. But are there any remaining potential buyout options who might actually make sense for Boston to push even closer to the luxury tax line than it already is?

Let’s take a look at who might be available.

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