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The Celtics snuck one last trade in under the deadline wire, and with it their strategy for this season became more clear.
Playing on the second night of a back-to-back without starters Jaylen Brown and Sam Hauser, the Celtics improvised and won big.
Boston stayed busy and two more moves materialized in the hours before the deadline, with Boston sending Chris Boucher to Utah and Josh Minott to Brooklyn. Brad Stevens pulled off one more move at the buzzer, sending Xavier Tillman to Charlotte to get the Celtics under the luxury-tax threshold.
The Boston Celtics signed center Amari Williams to a multi-year deal on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Williams, who was on a two-way deal, has appeared in 13 games for Boston. He played 21 games in the NBA G League for the Maine Celtics.
Jaylen Brown was out of action for the Boston Celtics on Wednesday due to multiple injuries. The 29-year-old was dealing with tightness in his left hamstring and a sore right knee, forcing him to sit out the game against the Houston Rockets.
In our heads, a moment like Ron Harper Jr. getting his first start looks like something out of a movie. The coach would call him into his office, there’d be som