The roster is looking ever more expensive
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:22 am
As the Celtics do well, their players look increasingly valuable.
Tatum is a Supermax player.
Theis is getting lots of recognition around league as having been (until now) underrated. His next contract will be for significantly more money, albeit somewhat limited by the low-ish number of minutes he plays.
Smart is one of the Celtics stars of these playoffs. His next contract will be for more money too. (And more than Theis'.)
Hayward can't return to the lineup soon enough.
Even Wanamaker is looking somewhat like a keeper, and not just at vet minimum.
The Celtics are a contender, and contending is expensive.
Meanwhile, 2020-21 looks to be a low-revenue season, because of the pandemic.
I THINK ownership will spend to keep the team together and perhaps judiciously add to it. If the Celtics don't at this point spend to contend, who will? But really, it's hard to be sure of anything. In particular, salary-dump trade proposals seem premature, except perhaps for those in the vein "Let's try to bundle our least useful players and picks into a package for one guy who'd actually crack the rotation."
Tatum is a Supermax player.
Theis is getting lots of recognition around league as having been (until now) underrated. His next contract will be for significantly more money, albeit somewhat limited by the low-ish number of minutes he plays.
Smart is one of the Celtics stars of these playoffs. His next contract will be for more money too. (And more than Theis'.)
Hayward can't return to the lineup soon enough.
Even Wanamaker is looking somewhat like a keeper, and not just at vet minimum.
The Celtics are a contender, and contending is expensive.
Meanwhile, 2020-21 looks to be a low-revenue season, because of the pandemic.
I THINK ownership will spend to keep the team together and perhaps judiciously add to it. If the Celtics don't at this point spend to contend, who will? But really, it's hard to be sure of anything. In particular, salary-dump trade proposals seem premature, except perhaps for those in the vein "Let's try to bundle our least useful players and picks into a package for one guy who'd actually crack the rotation."