As expected, the Celtics are bringing back Sam Hauser for at least one more season, but are hoping he remains in Boston for longer than that.
Hauser’s $2.1 million team option for the 2024-25 season will be picked up by the Celtics ahead of Saturday’s 5 p.m. deadline, The Boston Globe‘s Adam Himmelsbach reported. Additionally, Boston is expected to begin negotiating an extension with the forward when he becomes extension-eligible on July 9, Himmelsbach added in his report.
Considering the measly cost, the Celtics picking up Hauser’s extension seemed inevitable. But some NBA analysts floated out the idea that Boston could decline Hauser’s option in order to sign him to an extension.