Grant Williams, Boston Celtics unable to agree to terms for a contract extension
In a move that does not come without risk for either side, the Boston Celtics and reserve forward Grant Williams have allowed the deadline for a contract extension to pass for the Tennessee product, Williams is now set to enter restricted free agency at the end of the 2022-23 NBA season.
On the player’s side, while there are not many teams who would likely have the cap space to beat the offers at or near the full midlevel exception next season, it only takes one to force Boston to the table with a comparable offer to avoid risking Williams for nothing. On the team’s side, the few teams that would be able to afford such an offer will likely be teams fighting to make the postseason or worse, with the Celtics retaining the right of first refusal.
Neither side wants to contemplate an injury to the former Vol in light of his importance to the team, but that is also a risk Williams takes on by eschewing the guaranteed money an extension would have provided.
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Per The Athletic’s Jared Weiss, the Celtics and Williams “made progress over the past few days in negotiations, but were not able to come to an agreement” about an extension.
No surprise for either side given the goals of each, now both are charged with not distracting from their priorities for the 2022-23 season with what will come after it.
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