A straightforward path to a sign-and-trade for restricted Boston Celtics free agent Grant Williams “may not exist” according to Dallas Basketball’s Grant Afseth — mainly due to the financial inflexibility Boston now has with Kristaps Porzingis’ extension, the supermax’s due for Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, and the aggregate $60+ annually to Malcolm Brogdon, Derrick White, Al Horford, and Robert Williams.
“If Williams chooses to sign an offer sheet as a restricted free agent, the Celtics will have 48 hours to decide if they choose to match it,” Afseth prefaced before saying, “Given Boston’s challenging financial parameters, a straightforward path for a sign-and-trade may not exist for a suitor without financial flexibility or assets to shed salary to a salary cap space team.