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With the first half of the NBA season set to conclude in roughly three weeks–and the NBA All-Star game (potentially) taking place–Hardwood Houdini has been busy cooking up trades for the Boston Celtics that involve their historic $28.5 million traded player exception.
Said TPE was created when Danny Ainge cut the cord (perhaps too late) on Gordon Hayward and sent him to the Charlotte Hornets.
The jury is out on whether or not Hayward may actually be in a better place with the ascending Hornets, who sit just a game back of the Cs in the standings entering play Sunday.