Free Agent/Trade Thread 2026-27, Part X (It's a Tragedy to See the Dream is Over)

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Someone mentioned maybe they give Mitchell a full contract. The way they’ve talked about him it wouldn’t surprise me.

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garbage cope article

Weird no one really wanted him though, right?

[Parliament10]

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Dalano Banton Thread
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Dalano Banton Thread
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Yeah, waiving Banton got us below the tax line.

So we probably won't sign anyone else. Pretty much the only guy we could sign to that open roster spot and still stay under the tax is....drumroll..

Dillon Mitchell.

[Dogen]

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I'm expecting Dillon to come out swinging tomorrow. Wouldn't mind if he gets signed at all. In fact, that may have been part of the plan.

We have a few other guys to fill out the 2-Ways. Dillon is a four year college layer and can give a few defensive energy minutes.

[hugepatsfan]

I’d be surprised if they signed Mitchell or anyone else for that 15th spot. It’s not just about the current cap sheet, it’s about planning for midseason moves. What if they trade Hauser for a guy who makes $1M more than him? Now if they filled that last spot they’re going to have to dump someone to duck the tax. Even though Mitchell’s rookie salary would fit now, that extra money on the books could necessitate a move they don’t want to make later. Just not worth it IMO. Mitchell, Amari and the best ball handler they can find on 2-ways with the 14-man roster we have is good enough depth IMO.

[KamikazeK]

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Weird no one really wanted him though, right?

JB is the only guy in the world who simultaneously has zero trade value while being the one piece that will singularly guarantee Philly a finals appearance. I'm more inclined to believe that Philly will be Philly and Boston will be Boston, but we'll see.

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Repeating is harder than it looks

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Lost in all the fun is Psycho Joe has made it very clear they hack-a-Mitch’ed not just to put him at the line to limit NY’s offense, they did it to try to get MitchRob out of the game because of the impact he was having.

[Asian Celtic]

Lost in all the fun is Psycho Joe has made it very clear they hack-a-Mitch’ed not just to put him at the line to limit NY’s offense, they did it to try to get MitchRob out of the game because of the impact he was having.

He's gonna be a breath of fresh air for all these upcoming 3point bricks.

[165bows]

Lost in all the fun is Psycho Joe has made it very clear they hack-a-Mitch’ed not just to put him at the line to limit NY’s offense, they did it to try to get MitchRob out of the game because of the impact he was having.

He's gonna be a breath of fresh air for all these upcoming 3point bricks.

Point is Joe *loves* Mitch Rob.

Also they are going to shoot a crap ton of threes this year and prob be great at it too.

Frankly for the cranking about who is going to score on this team, and about Joe, it’s pretty damn likely the offensive efficiency drumbeat continues and that they put up some crazy offensive numbers this year.

[Larry_Russell]

so if the Celtics plan is to remain below the lux tax (probably but a chance they will go over it if a player is worth it) then that means they can trade Hauser for a guy making a max of 12 million which would keep them 500K below the tax.

[Larry_Russell]

Lost in all the fun is Psycho Joe has made it very clear they hack-a-Mitch’ed not just to put him at the line to limit NY’s offense, they did it to try to get MitchRob out of the game because of the impact he was having.

He's gonna be a breath of fresh air for all these upcoming 3point bricks.

Point is Joe *loves* Mitch Rob.

Also they are going to shoot a crap ton of threes this year and prob be great at it too.

Frankly for the cranking about who is going to score on this team, and about Joe, it’s pretty damn likely the offensive efficiency drumbeat continues and that they put up some crazy offensive numbers this year.

Mitch is pretty damn good at offensive rebounds and putbacks. That is huge on a team that jacks threes.

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I’d be surprised if they signed Mitchell or anyone else for that 15th spot. It’s not just about the current cap sheet, it’s about planning for midseason moves. What if they trade Hauser for a guy who makes $1M more than him? Now if they filled that last spot they’re going to have to dump someone to duck the tax. Even though Mitchell’s rookie salary would fit now, that extra money on the books could necessitate a move they don’t want to make later. Just not worth it IMO. Mitchell, Amari and the best ball handler they can find on 2-ways with the 14-man roster we have is good enough depth IMO.

Yup..and I think later on in the season it's either Mitchell or Amari getting converted to a standard contract..

[hugepatsfan]

so if the Celtics plan is to remain below the lux tax (probably but a chance they will go over it if a player is worth it) then that means they can trade Hauser for a guy making a max of 12 million which would keep them 500K below the tax.

I mean, there are lots of different scenarios. They are currently $1,705,594 below the tax so they could trade Hauser for a guy making $12,553,809 and be under the tax.

But let's say at exactly midseason they gave Garza ($2,801,346) away to another team and backfilled the roster spot with a prorated minimum deal for Amari Williams ($2,185,116 minimum / 2 = $1,092,558). That saves another $1,708,788 below the tax so now they can trade Hauser for a guy making $14,262,597 and be under the tax.

Let's also say on top of the Garza move, Walsh ($2,406,205) doesn't break through and they give him away at midseason ahead of FA and backfill with Dillon Mitchell on a prorated minimum deal ($1,357,763 / 2 = $678,882). That saves another $1,727,324 so now they could trade Hauser for a guy making $15,989,921 and still be below the tax.

After his extension Ron Harper Jr. makes $3,150,752 so if he was the guy going out instead of Walsh add another $744,547 in savings and then Hauser could be moved for a guy making $16,734,468.

Also, I used midseason as the day of proration for the replacement minimum deals, but the actual trade deadline when these types of moves realistically get made is actually a little later than that. So the minimum deals would actually be a little less than I projected there since they'd be for slightly less than the half season I used. You could also sign Mitchell right away to get to 13 and do 10-days/unfilled roster spot for a bit on AWilliams' slightly larger minimum so it's on the books for even less days too. So realistically, if the team was willing to just give away Ron Harper Jr. and Luka Garza at the deadline and backfill with AWilliams and Mitchell 2-way converted deals, they could trade Hauser for a guy making over $17M and still be below the tax.

Not specifically advocating for any of these moves, just highlighting the flexibility they have.

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Dalano Banton Thread
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Making room for Lebron James

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Dalano Banton Thread
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Making room for Lebron James

Ugh!

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Dalano Banton Thread
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Making room for Lebron James

Ugh!

Ya want him in Philly?

[canman1971]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7435051/2026/07/09/jaylen-brown-trade-joe-mazzulla-comments-celtics/

“When something like that happens, it’s not a black-and-white type of thing,” Mazzulla said after the Celtics’ summer league practice Thursday.

“The part that I hope gets talked about more, and the part that we really want to focus on the most, is really just the respect, the appreciation and the gratitude for what he did for the Celtics for 10 years.

“He was a Celtic longer than I have been. He was here before me. He set the tone and started that, and was a part of special things, and continued that, and obviously was one of the biggest reasons why we were able to be as successful as we have been. So that to me is what we have to focus on more: The respect as a competitor and the gratitude for what he’s done.”

As for Brown, he saw the move differently.

“I just got traded. … They packed me up, bro. It’s a crazy business, bro. Don’t become a basketball player,” Brown told streamer IShowSpeed while they watched the World Cup quarterfinal match between France and Morocco on Thursday and discussed his recent trade. “There’s no loyalty. There’s no love.”

When IShowSpeed asked Brown what happened, he said: “That’s a real good question. I think a lot of people wanna hear that — they asking that question right now. I don’t know. I got packed up.

“They packed me up, ‘Sayonara.’ … I’m outta here.”

[Fierce1]

Making room for Lebron James

Ugh!

Ya want him in Philly?

Yes.