There has been plenty of speculation that the Boston Celtics might use one of their 10 traded player exceptions (TPEs) to onboard some talent to the team for the 2022-23 NBA season as they seek to ramp up their capabilities in pursuit of the 2023 title.
The crown jewel of all of the TPEs the Celtics currently possess was the one generated when the team sent veteran guard Evan Fournier to the New York Knicks, which can now be used to absorb a player with no more than $17.1 million in salary plus $100,000. Then, on the morning of the 2022 NBA draft, the saga surrounding that pick took an odd turn with Arizona Sports 98.7 broadcaster John Gambadoro reporting that he has been hearing the Knicks would like to send Fournier back to the Celtics using that same TPE.
