The Celtics are picking up Sam Hauser‘s team option worth $2.1MM ahead of Saturday’s deadline, The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach reports.
The move puts Hauser on track for unrestricted free agency in 2025. The Celtics could have made him a restricted free agent this summer by declining his team option.
However, the two sides are expected to begin negotiating a contract extension when the window to do so opens on July 9, according to Himmelsbach. Hauser would remain extension-eligible for the entire 2024/25 league year if he doesn’t agree to a new deal right away.
“I will say we want Hauser to be here for a long time,” president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said this week.
Hauser became a key player for the Celtics off the bench after originally joining the team on a two-way contract in 2021. This past season, he averaged 9.0 points on 42.4% shooting from deep (5.9 attempts) in 79 regular season games. He appeared in 14 playoff games and helped the Celtics win their 18th title.
We’re tracking all of the 2024/25 team option decisions right here.
The picture in the article here looks like that guy on YouTube who does the basketball impersonations. I think that’s his Klay Thompson impression with the follow thru shot pose, he’s just missing the headband.
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“and helped the Celtics win their first title.”
Correct me if I’m wrong, but pretty sure that wasn’t Boston’s first title.
What do you think they’ll offer him? 4 for $20 mil?
Sam hauser is the absolute best bargain contract in basketball by a country mile
I would go with Jalen Brunson as the best non-rookie hargain contract in the NBA
Sam Hauser’s been a bargain and has worked himself into quite a player and thus deserves a big raise.