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3 buyout candidates the Boston Celtics should sign

By Jack Duggan

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3 buyout candidates the Boston Celtics should sign
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Ever since the trade deadline, the new-look Boston Celtics have been playing incredible basketball. Boasting the league’s number-one defense and number-one net rating in the past month, Boston has been able to turn around their once rocky season.

New addition Derrick White has been a tremendous fit in Boston and has contributed on both sides of the court. Heading into the All-Star break, the Celtics have catapulted up the standings, and now sit at 6th in the eastern conference, only 4.5 games behind the first seed.

Despite all this improvement, it is reasonable that some analysts such as myself still have concerns about their depth going into the final stretch of the regular season.

The buyout market is the pathway to improvement for the Boston Celtics

Now that trade season has come and gone, the key to improving depth before the playoffs lies in the buyout market. For those who do not know, a “buyout” occurs when a team chooses to buy a player out of their contract, allowing them to become a free agent and sign with a new team.

Buyouts usually occur when a veteran player plays for a struggling team. By buying out the veteran player, the team frees up minutes to develop their young talent, and the veteran player is free to sign to a contending team.

There have already been several notable names that have been bought out and signed to new teams. Recently, Goran Dragic was bought out by the San Antonio Spurs and signed a new deal with the Brooklyn Nets.

In this article, I will be taking a look at three potential buyout candidates that I believe could help the Celtics in the final stretch of the regular season and into the playoffs

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