both BBD and Powe are restricted FAs, correct? their both in rookie deals so the answer should be yes.
if so, i'd be very surprised if either ends up on another team. i think they both stay here on reasonable deals after danny makes clear they'll match any deal short of something looney.
Yeah, they will both be restricted free agents, so long as Danny offers them an offer sheet (either a 125% bump or the minimum salary + $175k, whichever is greater).
I'm not sure if the Celts would automatically match any reasonable offer sheet for both. What if they are both signed to 3 year, $12 million deals? Would Danny match both? I don't think he would.
In terms of Hansborough, I like the guy, and think he'd look great in green. However, he's got some work to do before being a pro; his shot is going to get blocked constantly at this level.
Are you sure BBD is restricted? Did we sign him to some kind of special rookie contract? Because we only had him for 2 years on his original deal. This is the same way Golden State lost Gilbert Arenas to Washington - they did not own his 'Bird Rights' because the rookie deal they gave him was only 2 years instead of 3. I could've sworn we had a discussion on here about us having the same problem when Danny 1st signed him Big Baby.
Yes, BBD is restricted. From Larry Coon:
Restricted free agency exists only on a limited basis. It is allowed following the fourth year of rookie "scale" contracts for first-round draft picks (see question number 41). It is also allowed for all veteran free agents who have been in the league three or fewer seasons. However, a first round draft pick becomes an unrestricted free agent following his second or third season if his team does not exercise its option to extend the player's rookie scale contract for the next season. All other free agency is limited to unrestricted free agency.
Thus, BBD fits the description.
The problem previously was that just because a player was restricted didn't automatically give them the *capability* to match, because a team doesn't have Bird rights until a player's third year. Thus, a team wasn't able to go over the salary cap to resign its own free agents.
That rule was modified, so that now another team can't offer a player more than the amount of the MLE in the first two seasons of a players new deal. That allows teams to match offers made by other teams, even if they don't have Bird rights.