Celtics Rumors: Boston Exercises Contract Options On Three More Young Players

The Boston Celtics are maintaining control of their pieces.

The Celtics will exercise the fourth-year contract option of forward Grant Williams, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Monday, citing sources. Williams’ contract will pay him just over $4.3 million in 2022-23, Year 4 of his NBA career.

The Boston Celtics are picking up forward Grant Williams’ fourth-year rookie option for the 2022-23 season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Williams has started two of Boston's six games so far this season. Today is deadline for rookie options.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 1, 2021

Williams joins Romeo Langford among players whose fourth-year options the team has decided to exercise.

Boston will pick up the third year-options in the contracts of guard Payton Pritchard and forward Aaron Nesmith, NBA writer Keith Smith reported Monday, citing a source.

The Boston Celtics will pick up the 2022-23 rookie scale team options for Aaron Nesmith and Payton Pritchard, a league source tells @celticsblog.

Boston has also reportedly exercised options for Romeo Langford and Grant Williams, as was expected.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) November 1, 2021

Pritchard is set to earn $2.23 million, and Nesmith will earn $3.8 million in 2022-23.

Nesmith and Pritchard are trying to play their way into bigger roles in the Celtics’ rotation. Boston’s decision to exercise their contract options suggests the team believes they have a chance to do earn more minutes if they continue developing under head coach Ime Udoka and his staff.