Boston Celtics exchange Jaden Springer to Houston Rockets, according to Charania Shams d’Espn. They will also exchange very protected second round choices in the exchange.
The agreement is purely financially motivated on the Boston side of the equation. The Celtics had more than $ 196 million in their books before the trade, making it a deep team from the second APRON with a heavy luxury tax invoice to come. By moving Springer without bringing a player, however, they save around $ 16 million in terms of luxury wages and combined luxury taxes, according to Yossi Gozlan. They are still a team from the second plane, and they will have to sign a 14th player in the two weeks, but they save a good game of change overall in the agreement.
Springer was the overall choice n ° 28 in 2021 NBA draft by the 76ers of Philadelphia. He barely played in Philadelphia, however, and was treated in Boston last season. He has always had trouble breaking the rotation in Boston, but played well in limited minutes for the Celtics.
On January 22, for example, he threw a match against the Los Angeles clippers with four interceptions and eight huge points in an extension victory for Boston.
His defensive, energy and athletics are well in the culture of Houston. Although the Rockets probably do not use it in the context of a regular part of their rotation, he always increases as a deep bench player in a winning team that values what he can bring to the .
