Boston Celtics reserve forward Grant Williams, the new National Basketball Player’s Association first vice president, is rightfully searching for the biggest payday he can muster as a restricted free agent this offseason. But what the ceiling should be for such an offer is something of a hot-button issue among Celtics fans.
Is Williams worth something in the range of what he hopes for — around $20 million a season — with the league’s salary cap likely taking a leap after the league secures a new media rights deal? Is what he brings to Boston irreplaceable enough that it will match such an offer?
