The trade deadline has come and gone, and, as expected, the Celtics largely stood pat, opting only to move Jabari Bird from the roster in a trade to the Atlanta Hawks (who will waive him). As the dust settles and NBA teams sort through their spoils, we now shift into contract buyout season, and this is where the Celtics will do their work.
The Bird trade affords them an open 15th roster spot and they’re expected to use it; CelticsBlog’s own Keith Smith reports that they intend to bring someone in on a two-year deal with the intent to use the contract as a salary-matching piece in a potential trade for Anthony Davis this summer.