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.