I love the guy. But this would have happened to him without his speaking up.
He was a solid bench player. And this is all about salary cap. I believe that the Celtics are on the hook for the remainder of his contract. This happens often in the NBA.
What crap.
The C’s traded him, so they’re not the ones with the tail end of his vet minimum contract. But you’re right. His play would have got him to this point anyway.
The China-sellout NBA surely is glad to be done with him, but that just underscores the outcome he would have been facing otherwise at this point IMO.