It takes years for a team to create a championship roster. There are a lot of hits and misses and a lot of transactions that take place. We never truly realize how even the smallest trade or signing can create a butterfly effect and lead to acquiring an impactful player on a title-winning team. I dove into how the Celtics built their championship team discussing the timeline and listing the transactions that led to acquiring each player on the roster.
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https://behindthearcsports.com/how-the-boston-celtics-built-their-championship-team/
by BehindTheArcSports
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The cap wizardry and asset management of the team has been fantastic.
They basically used a Tristan Thompson MLE to get to Jrue’s 30M contract over several trades. They used Nesmith in that deal that was acquired originally from the Perkins trade in 2011.
White was acquired using Josh Richardson salary acquired via the Hayward TPE.
Horford’s contract came from Rozier salary via the Kemba sign and trade.