Who is the odd man out when it comes to the Boston Celtics clearing more cap space?
The Boston Celtics are not trading Jaylen Brown or Derrick White, so who is the odd man out when it comes to clearing more cap space? The Celtics front office has been cutting salary by trading away Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis from the team's 2024 title core as they seek to get ahead of the second apron restrictions on team building and a potentially historic tax bill.
Now under that second apron, we are hearing rumbles that Boston is not yet done making moves, presumably to sign veteran big men Al Horford and Luke Kornet back to the team out of free agency. So which players under team control could soon see themselves calling another city home?
The folks behind the "WEEI Boston's Sports Original" YouTube channel put together a clip from their "Jones and Keefe" show to talk over which of the players still on the team (or recently added to it) might be on the move for some cap relief. Check it out below!
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