The Boston Celtics have agreed to their first signing of free agency a few hours into the negotiation period.
The Celtics have agreed to a two-year deal with former Syracuse basketball forward Oshae Brissett, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The second year of the deal is a player option.
Considering the Celtics had limited options in free agency, they weren’t expected to make a huge splash. They already made a significant deal last week when they traded for Kristaps Porzingis.
In free agency, the C’s were likely to bolster the depth of their roster and bring in some more competition. That’s a guy like Brissett, 25, who has played in 172 games in his NBA career.
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Brissett went undrafted in 2019 before signing a two-year deal with his hometown Raptors.
After getting waived by Toronto, Brissett carved out a role with the Indiana Pacers for the last three seasons after originally signing a pair of 10-day contracts with the team. In his career, Brissett has averaged 7.4 points per game.
The signing adds another wing to the C’s roster where they didn’t have much depth in that spot. Brissett could compete for a rotation spot and can soak up some regular-season minutes, and it helps that he stands at 6-foot-7.
While he’s not a great 3-point shooter (career 34.4%), he can score some and is at least another option on the roster for C’s coach Joe Mazzulla. Perhaps Brissett can also take some minutes off Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown next season.
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