Overview
- Boston re-signed center Charles Bassey on Wednesday to a second 10-day contract, restoring the required 14-player minimum after his first deal expired.
- The pact runs through April 3 and carries a $131,970 cap hit, which leaves the Celtics about $161,084 below the luxury tax line.
- Boston had already used the NBA’s 28 days allowed to carry fewer than 14 standard contracts, so the team had to add a player once Bassey’s first deal lapsed.
- Bassey is frontcourt cover while Nikola Vucevic rehabs a finger injury, and he saw only four garbage-time minutes in two games during his first stint despite standout G League numbers of 20.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks.
- This short deal lets Boston wait until April 4 to decide on a rest-of-season minimum and still keep room to add a 15th player later, with reports pointing to two-way guard Ron Harper Jr. as an option.