It seems to me that the fair and reasonable thing is to let him return to college and take NIL money if he doesn?t want to take a two-way contract. But in that case, let the Celtics keep his draft rights. No re-entering the draft. Lawyers are involved so it won?t be that simple. Of course. But to an engineer, this seems like a simple solution.
That is an option if he and the Celtics agree to it. But it is in the CBA that he can re-enter the draft, and the NBA does not want to re-open the CBA for this one-off issue affecting five second round picks. The simple solution would be for the Celtics to give him a guaranteed deal. He fits under the tax this year, and they were likely going to add him to the roster by the end of the year anyway. His salary will below the vet minimum next year, which is valuable to the Celtics who will be a tax team. The NBA does not need to give the team relief.
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