Saying goodbye to Daniel Theis, Boston’s gentle German giant

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty ImagesDaniel Theis, the Celtics’ center who played on four Eastern Conference Finals-appearing teams while believing that he had Kevin Durant’s midrange game, could often be found fraternizing with the families of both Gordon Hayward and Aron Baynes prior to their respective trades, and masqueraded as 6-foot-10 while likely being closer to 6-foot-5, was traded to the Chicago Bulls Thursday as a part of a three-team deal. Mo Wagner and Luke Kornet will head to Boston; Javonte Green will also go to Chicago.

By all accounts, this is a sad day. To accept it as truth feels unjust. Until the Celtics official Twitter account tweets out a “Thanks, Daniel”…