Celtics reportedly plan to use all 15 roster spots, look internally with Noah Vonleh ‘best positioned’

According to recent reporting from the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach, the Boston Celtics plan to use all 15 of their roster spots — and expect to fill them internally barring an unexpected player shaking free ahead of the team’s season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

And while Boston will “continue to keep tabs on cuts” around the NBA, big man Noah Vonleh ” is best positioned to secure one of the final two open spots” left on the regular roster. That leaves Justin Jackson, Jake Layman, and Mfiondu Kabengele in the running for the other, with Kabegele the least likely to make the full roster given he is already under contract as a two way player.

Boston could keep flexibility here and get an extended look at any players they bring onto the roster with partially guaranteed deals that could allow them up to the January league-wide deadline to guarantee contracts.

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