Typically, NBA front offices grow attached to the players they draft. Who could blame them?
After all, they handpicked this player to be on their team. Watching them succeed has to be satisfying You saw their potential, and now, they’re living up to it.
At the same time, teams can’t keep every player they draft. For that matter, there’s a conflict here: the better you draft, the harder it is to retain your players.
Eventually, the salary cap will make other plans for you.
With that in mind, the Boston Celtics may not be able to retain Grant Williams after this season. He’s due for restricted free agency this summer. In all likelihood, he’s going to get a fairly significant bag.
Could the Celtics sign and trade him to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith?
