Assessing every 2022-23 candidate for Boston’s $17.1 million traded player exception

Assessing every 2022-23 candidate for Boston’s $17.1 million traded player exception

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The Boston Celtics have a $17.1 million traded player exception (TPE) available to them as their biggest, sexiest teambuilding tool this offseason, able to absorb $17.1 million plus up to $100,000 more in player salary or salaries without having to send anything back.

They will need to make use of it before the TPE — created by signing-and-trading Evan Fournier to the New York Knicks the season prior — before it expires on July 17. There is a good chance it expires, and also that it is used before the league calendar changes to 2022-23 salaries on July 1, 2022, but chances are that Boston will use their Fournier TPE after the 2021-22 season ends on June 30.

With more than a few fans wondering who might be able to be traded into the TPE, we decided to put together a comprehensive guide to every player that would fit as a focal point that would not also fit into one of the Celtics’ smaller TPEs. Let’s take a look at the candidates.

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Above average

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? Yes

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Slightly unlikely

Negative contract? Slightly

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Near ideal

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? No

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Slightly unlikely

Negative contract? No

(AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Fit: Good

Availability: Slightly unlikely

Negative contract? Yes

Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Slightly likely

Negative contract? No

Mike Ehrmann/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Poor

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? Yes

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Slightly likely

Negative contract? Neutral to slightly

(AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

Fit: Very good

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

(AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Fit: Good

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? Slightly

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Slightly likely

Negative contract? Slightly

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Slightly likely

Negative contract? No

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Fit: Near ideal

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Fit: Good

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? No

(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Fit: Very good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? No

Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Slightly likely

Negative contract? No

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Slightly likely

Negative contract? No

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Fit: Near ideal

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Above average

Availability: Slightly likely

Negative contract? Slightly

Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Above average

Availability: Slightly likely

Negative contract? Slightly

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Likely

Negative contract?  Slightly

(AP Photo/Garett Fisbeck)

Fit: Good

Availability: Slightly likely

Negative contract? Neutral

Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Slightly unlikely

Negative contract? Neutral

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Near ideal

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Near ideal

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Fit: Good

Availability: Slightly likely

Negative contract? No

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? No

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? Neutral

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Very likely

Negative contract? Health-dependent

(Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Fit: Good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Excellent

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Fit: Good

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? Health-dependent

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Fit: Good

Availability: Slightly unlikely

Negative contract? No

Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Patrick Breen-Arizona Republic

Fit: Above average

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? Yes

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Fit: Very good

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Russell Isabella-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Above average

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? Yes

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Below average

Availability: Very likely

Negative contract? Yes

Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

(Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)

Fit: Good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Fit: Very good

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Ideal

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Average

Availability: Very likely

Negative contract? Yes

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Near ideal

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Below average

Availability: Very likely

Negative contract? Yes

Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Poor

Availability: Very likely

Negative contract? Yes

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Average

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? Neutral

Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Poor

Availability: Very likely

Negative contract? Yes

Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Very good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Near ideal

Availability: Very unlikely

Negative contract? No

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Unlikely

Negative contract? No

Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Average

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? Slightly

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Likely

Negative contract? Neutral

Mike Ehrmann/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports

Fit: Good

Availability: Neutral

Negative contract? No

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