If nothing happens by the trade deadline, waive/buy out Lee?

[Tr1boy]

Team doesn't need disturbance of any kind moving fwd. Yes or no.

[JohnBoy65]

Team doesn't need disturbance of any kind moving fwd. Yes or no.

It's already been reported that if no Lee trade develops that the Celtics will buy him out.

[KeepRondo]

Ainge most likely has already given Lee's agent the OK to shop Lee around the league. If they find another team, Ainge will buy him out.

[MBunge]

Since Tony Allen bailed, Ainge seems to have gone out of his way to work closely with players and their agents when they no longer fit in the team's plans.

Mike

[Denis998]

As long as he has a clear cut team he is going to go to, not named brooklyn

[crimson_stallion]

I don't really understand why you would...

He's a $15M expiring contract. 

Financially, it makes no difference to us if we buy him out or keep him, come the offseason he comes off our cap anyway.

Having him on our roster gives us another backup big in the playoffs, which (based on Celtics injury history in the past) isn't a bad insurance policy to have given he's still quite productive as a player.

Why we would buy him out, I just don't know.  The only benefit I see to it is that it to Lee himself (he would have a chance to get on to a Playoff roster this year), or maybe if it allows us to eliminate a potential cap hold in the offseason - then fine.

Otherwise, doesn't make much sense to me.

[walker834]

I say yes we buy him out.  He serves no purpose here and isn't even in the rotation. We'd probably try to sign someone who can help us more this year. Where David Lee can play somewhere else as well. I think Lee more wants to play than anything.  There's no reason to hold the guy hostage.

I'm more curious what his value around the league is though until we get to that point as far as his expiring contract paired with picks.  It could be nothing, but he's still here so Ainge is still looking apparently.