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July 1st 2019 - the end game for the Celtics



July 1st 2019... frssh off NBA Finals, lost in 6 games to Golden State in 6 games. Midnight comes.... Celts just had the Clippers and Griz picks roll to 2020 and they selected the 6th overall pick (SAC) and the 29th overall pick (their own).

- Kyrie Opts out.

- Horford opts out

- Durant, Leonard and numerous other NBA players opt out, there are so many good free agents and so many NBA teams with cap space.

- New Orleans is eligible to offer Anthony Davis the SUPER Max. Pelicans did not make the playoffs in 2019, thus he does not sign it. New Orleans gets nervous about this. Starts fielding offers...

- Celts talk to Horford and Kyrie about this. They re-up. Kyrie for 5 years, max deal. Horford 3 years $84mm extension. (Sorry folks that is his market).

- The trade rights to the 6th overall pick, Marcus Smart ($12.5mm), Tatum ($7mm) and Yabu ($2.5mm) to the Pelicans for Davis.

- Baynes exercises player option. Celts match offer sheet on Rozier. Celts match on Theis. They exercise team option on Jabrai Bird and Semi.

- Use mini MLE excpetion to get a ring chasing veteran.

2019-2020 roster:

SF Hayward/Semi

PF Davis/Theis

C Horford/Baynes

SG Brown/Bird

PG Kyrie/Rozier

Dealy starting 5... Rozier is the "6th starter".

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