The Boston Celtics have made a number of cost-cutting moves this summer as they have painfully torn down a contender to save money. One player they did not move on from was sharpshooting wing Sam Hauser, proving they wanted to keep him around.
The Celtics were always going to shed salary this summer. In the midst of a sale to new ownership and with the league's draconian penalties for teams well above the second tax apron, Brad Stevens was going to move off of at least one rotation player this summer to lower the team's payroll. That was always going to happen.