The Celtics do have limitations in terms of who they can sign on the buyout market. Boston is above the second apron so they aren’t allowed to sign players that were making more than the non-taxpayer midlevel exception ($12.9 million) when they were bought out.

For much of the past decade, the trade deadline has been a busy, sometimes frenetic time for the Celtics’ front office. Whenever a big name was rumored to be available, the Celtics always seemed to be in the mix.

Boston Celtics are depending on their usual cast of stars to bring home a second straight title, and inactivity could be major mistake