After being drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 16th overall pick in this summer's NBA Draft, French forward Guerschon Yabusele was considered a player the team might stash overseas for a year.
The Boston Celtics dove head first into the free agent market yesterday, inking All-Star forward/center Al Horford to a four-year, $113 million max deal.
Al Horford ended the waiting game with a simple tweet: "Celtic Pride," it said, followed by 18 shamrocks.
The number might not have been a coincidence.
A franchise with 17 NBA championships may have gotten closer to contending for an 18th on Saturday, when Horford decided to accept a four-year, $113 million offer to join the Boston Celtics
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On the first official day of NBA free agency, it appears the Boston Celtics have lost out on the opportunity to re-sign Evan Turner. According to an ESPN report, the versatile forward has agreed to a four-year, $75 million deal with the Portland Trail Blazers.
With their third and final first round selection in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft, the Celtics once again looked overseas and found another international big man they deemed worthy enough of the pick.
The Boston Celtics, who have eight total picks in this year's NBA Draft including the third overall selection, went against popular belief that they would trade that pick and instead selected University of California, Berkeley forward Jaylen Brown, Thursday night.
As many people have thought since they were dealt the third overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, it appears the Boston Celtics are looking to trade that pick for an established pro, prior to Thursday night.