Celtics paid two rounds to send forward pitchers away, and they saved another $8.2 million in salary

According to ESPN reporter Shams Charania, the Boston Celtics traded the Utah Jazz with the forward player Georges Niang, who had just arrived at the team not long ago and two future second-round picks, and exchanged the Jazz for forward rookie RJ Luis. Shams said Nian's salary would be included in the previous trading exceptions obtained from the John Collins deal, while the Jazz also acquired two future draft assets. This operation helped the Celtics gain more flexibility in salary space under the second rich line.

Louis was born in November 2002 and is now 22 years old. He is the undraft in this year's NBA draft. According to data from joint trial physical tests before the draft, Lewis's bare feet are 197.5cm tall, his wingspan is 209.6cm, his standing height is 262.9cm, and his weight is 95.3kg. In the NCAA game last season, Louis played 35 times in total for St. John's University, and averaged 31.8 minutes per game, with averaging 18.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.6 blocks, and 2.2 turnovers and 2.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 43.9%, his three-point shooting percentage was 33.6%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 74.7%. Louis' performance last season was widely recognized, with him being the second team of the All-American All-American team, he was selected as the Big East League Best Player, he was the first team of the Big East League All-American team, and was also selected as the Big East Championship MOP. Although he was just a undraft, Louis received a two-way contract from the Jazz after the draft, which also shows that the Jazz is still optimistic about his potential and his performance in the NCAA are also recognized. But what's interesting is that Louis did not play in the previous NBA Summer League, and there were no videos about him trying out or training in the Jazz, so we have no idea about his situation in all aspects. The purpose of the Celtics to accomplish this is very clear, and their goal is to further reduce the salary space. Nian will pay $8.2 million next season, while Louis's salary with a two-way contract will not be included in the salary cap. In other words, the Celtics directly saved $8.2 million. But even under the current circumstances, the total salary of the Celtics is still about $10 million higher than the No. 1 Rich Line. Considering that the team's competitiveness should be relatively limited next season, it seems that it is not very meaningful to continue paying taxes in this situation, and it will also have an impact on the team's future development. Next, the Celtics seem to have to continue trading to find ways to reduce their total salary. They can also consider sending Anfernee Simmons away or seeing how Sam Hauser is in the market?