Celtics Rumors: Boston Exercises Contract Options On Three More Young Players
The players have time to play their way into bigger roles in Boston
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.
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.
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.
