Shortly following the season-ending injury to Boston Celtics All-Star forward Gordon Hayward, the team was given an $8.4 million disabled player exception that can be used to acquire additional talent on the roster.
However, it appears that the Celtics are no rush to use the exception given the manner in which the team is playing in through the first few weeks of the season, according to Adam Kaufman of WBZ News Radio.
Despite stumbling in the last couple of games, the Celtics have raced out to the best record in the league with an 18-4 mark. This included them becoming the first team in league history to win 16 straight games after dropping their first two games of the season.
Boston has quickly found their identity on both sides of the ball as they possess the league's most stout defense at 96.8 points per game while All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has led the charge offensively. Meanwhile second-year guard Jaylen Brown and rookie forward Jayson Tatum have stepped up in prominent roles in the absence of Hayward.
All of this has pushed the Celtics to continue to go with their current group as constructed given the strong start they have gotten off to this campaign. Keep in mind, there is plenty of time before March 10 deadline for general manager Danny Ainge to sort out any potential deals to use the exception if he believes the team needs any help.
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