CelticsBlog · Feb 23, 2019
Celtics have no immediate plans to sign free agent
Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty ImagesAt the NBA trade deadline, the Celtics only move was to free up a roster spot by offloading Jabari Bird. The thought was that the team could then move to sign a free agent to fill that open roster spot. However, it doesn’t seem like any of the top free agents wanted the role that the Celtics could offer. Per Steve Bulpett
“I talked with some players that were available,” Ainge said, “but a lot of guys that are available are looking for commitments to play and start and X amount of minutes, and we don’t have that. We don’t have that available.”