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Grant Williams has been traded – what’s the hold-up with Jaylen Brown’s supermax?

The Boston Celtics traded away restricted free agent Grant Williams, sending the Charlotte native to the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade deal. In return, the Celtics acquired two second-round picks with the San Antonio Spurs absorbing the salary of Reggie Bullock for an unrestricted 2030 first round pick swap as a sweetener for facilitating the deal.

The trade also generates Boston a $6.2 million traded player exception and saves the Celtics $40 million in tax. The decision to trade Williams may have been influenced by a roster crunch and the desire to maintain future flexibility should a major move need to be made in case of a great opportunity — or a disaster — arising unexpectedly.

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To hear more about the trade and how it might figure into bigger plans of Boston’s, check out the clip embedded below courtesy of the CLNS Media “First to the Floor” podcast.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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