Report: no plans for Celtics to use $17.1 million TPE

Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty ImagesIt’s been a busy morning. With reports that the Celtics are signing Danilo Gallinari with the taxpayer mid-level exception and trading for Malcolm Brogdon, President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens has made significant additions without subtracting much from a playoff rotation two wins away from a championship.

After depleting the back end of their bench sending Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan, and Nik Stauskas to Indianapolis, Boston will most likely look to fill out their roster with veteran minimums and undrafted rookies with seven slots available. However, The Boston Herald’s Mark Murphy is reporting that the team has…