With the NBA offseason off and running, the Celtics aren’t likely to be involved in the major blockbuster moves.
As team co-owner and governor Wyc Grousbeck noted in a recent interview, Celtics management “loves the roster,” and is aiming more to “tweak” it in the coming weeks (as opposed to a major overhaul).
The reality is that Boston would need to configure any move within the framework of the NBA salary cap. And while the Celtics do have a sizable traded-player exception (which expires in mid-July), president of basketball operations Brad Stevens appeared to sound a cautionary note in that regard during his end-of-season press conference, explaining that “there’s a reason why a lot of the trade exceptions go unused.