Celtics assess offseason rebuild after Sixers playoff collapse
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Updated · hoopsrumors.com · May 3
Celtics assess offseason rebuild after Sixers playoff collapse
11 articles · Updated · hoopsrumors.com · May 3
Boston hold a $27.7m trade exception, a $15m midlevel exception and a $5.4m biannual exception as they weigh frontcourt help and wing decisions.
Neemias Queta's $2.7m option is a key call, while Jayson Tatum said left knee stiffness that ruled him out of Game 7 soured his comeback from a torn Achilles.
Analysis also faulted Brad Stevens' Nikola Vucevic trade and Joe Mazzulla's untested Game 7 starting trio after Boston blew the franchise's first 3-1 series lead.
After the Vucevic trade failed, will Brad Stevens use his trade exception on a star or trust his cheaper young core?
Will Boston pay breakout center Neemias Queta now, or risk a massive bidding war by waiting another year?
With Jaylen Brown now an MVP-caliber leader, will Jayson Tatum's return create a power struggle within the Celtics?