The Celtics won’t be making a qualifying offer to guard Brad Wanamaker, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The decision will ensure that Wanamaker becomes an unrestricted free agent on Friday, rather than an RFA.
The decision is a little surprising, as Wanamaker’s qualifying offer would have been worth only about $1.82M. And he was a fairly reliable bench contributor in Boston in 2019-20, averaging 6.9 points and 2.5 assists on .448/.363/.926 shooting in 71 games (19.3 minutes). However, with Aaron Nesmith and Payton Pritchard entering the mix, the Celtics don’t have a ton of roster spots to go around.
There’s still a chance that Wanamaker could return to the Celtics, particularly if Gordon Hayward ends up elsewhere, per Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe.
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