The Boston Celtics moves in free agency make no sense — or do they? It was no secret that the Celtics were always likely to make some cost-cutting moves in order to get ahead of the potentially historic impacts of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA)’s second apron penalties. But it still was something of a rude awakening to see the team deal away champion veterans Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, and even more so to see backup big man Luke Kornet leave the ball club in free agency to join the San Antonio Spurs.
Boston’s subsequent signings of depth players with upside to replace them make little sense in the context of pursuing wins in the present. But if the plan has always been to tank for the coming 2025-26 regular season while cutting costs as well, these moves make all the sense in the world.
The folks behind the “NESN” YouTube channel put together a clip from their “Hold My Banner” show to take a closer look at what might be going on with Boston’s free agency moves to date. Check it out below!
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