“ It comes back to finances ”

Give meaning to the pair of movements on the list of Celtics: “ It returns to Financials’ originally on NBC Sports Boston

When the Boston Celtics acquired Georges Niang and Anfernee Simons this off -season in distinct offers, fans and the media immediately supposed if one of the players would remain for a very long time. Indeed, Niang’s mandate with the Celtics lasted about a month, because the team exchanged it in Utah on Tuesday.

The trade – which will bring the RJ RJ Luis Jr. to Boston – was part of a pair of Celtics moved the day, the other being the signature of Chris Boucher for a relatively short year ($ 3.3 million).

“It comes back to finances,” said the initiate of the Celtics Chris Forsberg Arbella Early Edition. “I know it’s frustrating and I know that people get angry on this subject. But if we are just honest on the place where this hill is still this season is located, I think they will be much more fun than people don’t think so, I think they will be much more competitive in the doors. I don’t know where it will kick the championship mode when Jay Tatum is in the long term.”

With Tatum most probably for the entire next season while he recovers from his torn Achilles, the Celtics are now below the second apron and could still go under the first apron. Getting out of the luxury tax of the NBA is also always possible.

“As much as the books are correct,” added Forsberg. “You might as well potentially subject this long-term tax. They are about $ 12 million now. There are ways to get there at some point this season, and now you are out of the rehearsal [tax]And all of a sudden, you can go bigger to build a new kind of championship core around Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown when it’s time to leave. “”

Forsberg noted that with the way in which the second apron was designed, a off -season like this – which saw the Celtics separate from Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, and now at least one of the return players of these offers – was inevitable.

“I know that the new property will be crushed in a year like this. It was going to happen, no matter who had the Celtics,” said Forsberg. “Everyone understands the situation they go through. And if it was wyc [Grousbeck]Whether it was Bill Chisholm, there were going to be cuts in this list to set them up for the future. »»