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FA Day One Won and Done

NLL Fans, rejoice! We are just a short amount of days away from the kickoff of the 2017-18 NLL season. Celtics fans, another season of championship chasing will commence and I know everyone is looking forward to washing the injuries and disappointing finish to last season from their memories.

FA Day One is a very important day on the NLL calendar for every team. This is where the big money players, and often the best players in the league, choose their fate and the fate of their team. Lots of money is splashed around and teams can rise and fall very quickly during this high-stakes period of jostling.


Image: USA teammates Kevin Durant and Kyle Lowry

From the Celtics point of view, they had a lot to lose and a lot to gain if the chips fell their way. Kevin Durant, perennial MVP candidate, was an unrestricted free agent. Kyle Lowry, an All-Star point guard, was an unrestricted free agent. Andre Iguodala, former All-Star and premier defender, was an unrestricted free agent. The Celtics could have been devastated. However, it turned out to be a very pleasant day, due to the loyalty of these players and the culture and roster that the Boston organisation has been able to create these past years.

Tick. Tick. Tick. Three for three.

All three re-signed, with varying contract size and length, and the Celtics’ pursuit of a title is still a go. Kevin Durant has signed a 25 million dollar ‘1 and 1’ deal, keeping his future options open. Kyle Lowry has signed a three year deal worth about 90 million dollars in total. Andre Iguodala has signed a three year, 45 million dollar deal. These three players make up 60% of the starting unit. Happy times for Boston Celtics fans.

‘We were confident we would get them to stay’, said coach Stevens.


Image: Coach Stevens wants Celtics to make a playoff impact


‘They are all professionals and all value winning and professionalism. We provide them with a chance to win a lot of basketball games and be in an environment with a rich, storied history of success, spanning back to the Auerbach and Russell days. We just hope that this can be the season we make another stride, step towards success.’

These deals leave Boston with little wiggle room financially. With current cap holds included, the team salary is over 125 million dollars, well over the luxury cap and hovering around the hard cap. Due to these constraints, Shelvin Mack was renounced.

With FA Day Two approaching, Tyreke Evans and Dewayne Dedmon are still unsigned. The Celtics still have almost half a roster to fill, armed with no cap space and just the taxpayer’s exception and the bi-annual exception.