JULY 20: Theis made it official today with the Celtics, tweeting out a photo that shows him signing his contract with the team. “I’m so excited to join the Celtics family and to live in this great city!” Theis wrote. “I will work my heart out for Boston.”
JULY 1: The Celtics and German forward Daniel Theis are in agreement on a two-year contract, league sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. International basketball journalist David Pick first reported last month (via Twitter) that Theis would be joining the C’s on a deal that runs through 2018/2019.
Theis, 25, went undrafted in 2013 and his rights aren’t held by an NBA team, so he’ll join the Celtics as a free agent after his contract with Germany’s Brose Bamberg expired. In 41 German League games last season, Theis averaged 9.5 PPG and 5.7 RPG. He also appeared in 30 EuroLeague contests, recording 9.6 PPG and 4.6 RPG.
While exact details on Theis’ new deal haven’t been reported, the first year will be fully guaranteed, per Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe (via Twitter).
If it’s a minimum salary pact, which seems likely, it could be finalized before the moratorium ends, and it won’t affect the Celtics’ cap room, since Theis’ rookie minimum would have the same cap hit as the charge for an empty roster spot.
That probably spells the end to J. Mickey and maybe D. Jackson at least it should
That probably spells the end to J. Mickey and maybe D. Jackson at least it should IMO
Who?
Don’t you know he’s from over seas he’s the next Dirk
Oh yeah duh!
Biggest signing Danny boy is going to make :/
Hayward might change that…
Don’t get your hopes up I’ve jumped on the Jimmy Butler hype train and the Paul George hype train and the Andre Drummond hype train with the whole Isiah tweeting thing and the Blake Griffin as a plan B and those few days where the Thunder explored trading Westbrook and the years of Cousins trade speculation. I listened when they promised “fireworks” what, 3 years ago? I’ve given up. They’re gonna draft their Tatums and just let them develop and wait. But they’re also gonna draft their Mickeys and Jacksons and Hunters and Bentils and then cut them for nothing and cycle through the next batch of crap. Not even a PJ Tucker type move at the deadline or any other rental who could be had for 2nd round picks. They’re just gonna make every pick. Not gonna trade up, not gonna trade. Just continue the horrible asset management.
And I bought into the Durant meeting being huge last year and even if he didn’t sign getting the meeting was a step in the right direction and yadda yadda yadda. And then I bought the Horford signing was to recruit another star, but I’m still not seeing it. Waste of cap room. Like everything Ainge acquired and like the previous success, but he hasn’t translated it into the current team and managed his assets horribly. Cutting a first rounder after 1 season… who does that?
Tatum , Brown , Hayward still have a couple high picks coming. And Yabusele , Zizic etc Best record in the east and if Kyrie leaves Cleveland we may quickly become the kings of the East . Decent patient asset-management