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The Boston Celtics will re-sign Tyler Zeller to a two-year, $16 million deal with a team option on the second year, Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald reports.
Celtics bringing back Tyler Zeller on a 2-year deal, with the second season at team option.
— Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop) July 23, 2016
The Celtics needed one more big at the end of the bench and Zeller showed last year that he could be a useful back-end rotation player. They retain their diverse collection of bigs while replacing Jared Sullinger with Al Horford.
It is a surprising, if not disappointing outcome for Zeller, who came into last season hoping to set himself up for a lucrative free agency. After being stuck on the bench for most of the year, Zeller could not cash in on the run on centers when the market opened a few weeks ago.
Zeller ends up being locked into the Celtics for two years, although they can cut him loose next summer if they need more room.