{"id":919012,"date":"2019-07-11T06:22:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T11:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=919012"},"modified":"2022-01-07T13:12:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T17:12:05","slug":"you-morning-dump-where-the-15th-roster-spot-goes-to-r1a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/you-morning-dump-where-the-15th-roster-spot-goes-to-r1a1\/","title":{"rendered":"You Morning Dump… Where the 15th roster spot goes to…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here\u2026 highlighting the big storyline. Because there\u2019s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Celtics could go a number of different roads right now with the roster spot. The clear name that will come up first with fans is\u00a0Tacko Fall.<\/strong>\u00a0The 7-foot-7 center has\u00a0shown NBA potential<\/a>\u00a0in summer league for his rim protection and better than expected mobility. However, the Celtics do not have to do anything with him for the time being. They have Fall\u2019s roster rights through training camp on an Exhibit 10 deal, which is essentially a non-guaranteed contract for the league minimum. They can keep him on that deal for now and if he wins a roster spot in training camp, slot him onto the roster.<\/p>\n

The Celtics also have full rights on\u00a0Tremont Waters<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Max Strus<\/strong>\u00a0for their two-way contract slots. They can convert either of these deals into an NBA contract at any time, which would open up a two-way slot for Boston. It\u2019s hard to envision\u00a0Fall making the NBA roster out of camp but the team could avoid the risk of losing him\u00a0if he\u2019s waived (to the Red Claws) after the preseason\u00a0by getting him to sign a two-way contract if Waters\u00a0is promoted to the 15-man roster.<\/p>\n[…]\n

There are still a lot of veteran names on the open market and Boston\u2019s frontcourt still has a lot of question marks.\u00a0Grant Williams<\/strong>\u00a0looks like he\u2019s ready to contribute right away but the Celtics are definitely short on size when it comes to the power forward position or a small-ball five. Any of the C\u2019s true center options (Kanter, Theis, Poirier, Williams) could be in trouble defensively when teams downsize so the Celtics may want a more proven name or someone with more size to compete for minutes with Grant Williams and\u00a0Semi Ojeleye <\/strong>off the bench when playing small.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Boston Sports Journal —\u00a0<\/strong>What are Celtics’ roster options after waiving Guerschon Yabusele?<\/a><\/p>\n

While my first instinct is to honor Yabu’s legacy by keeping his roster spot open and putting a life-size cardboard cut-out on the bench all season long of the Dancing Bear dabbing, life probably will go on without the lovable\u00a0 frenchman.<\/p>\n

If you, like me, tend to get irrationally excited about summer league, you probably want the Celtics to convert one of their two-way contract guys (Tremont Waters, not Max Strus) into a full-time rostered player, or give the spot to folk hero Tacko Fall. Then, maybe you’re like me where you take a minute to remember that what you see in summer league from late 2nd round draft picks and undrafted free agents rarely translates to the league.<\/p>\n

The Cs could also look to bring in one more established veteran big man to join the crowded, but underwhelming race in the front-court, or they could bring in a backup point guard if they aren’t sold on giving minutes to Brad Wanamaker or Carsen Edwards right away. But Jay King made a good point about finding the right veteran minimum guy in his article on the subject:<\/p>\n

A handful of notables remain available, but it\u2019s tough for non-title favorites to find contributors for minimum money this late in the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s the sobering reality that while the NBA is wide open this season, the Celtics likely aren’t in that larger-than-usual upper crust of legitimate title contenders, and so guys might want to latch on to a title contender and ride the pine for the minimum instead.<\/p>\n

Perhaps there’s a chance the Celtics roll with 14 guys under contract, the two two-way players and a non-guaranteed contract for Fall if he clears waivers on his current Exhibit 10 contract and then if the team is competitive midway through the season, they get their veteran on the buyout market.<\/p>\n

On the complete opposite side of the spectrum is a major roster move that shakes up the rotation before September:<\/p>\n

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Per source, the Celtics might even ultimately add 2 more players and enter training camp with 16 guaranteed contracts, as they've done in the past. It's pretty clear that with so many young guys and unknown quantities, they want to get a look at as many players as possible.<\/p>\n

— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) July 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n