Report: C’s pick up Sam Hauser’s team option for 2024-25 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Sam Hauser will reportedly be back with the Boston Celtics for the 2024-25 NBA season.
The Celtics picked up Hauser’s $2.1 million team option Saturday, per the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach, preventing the 26-year-old sharpshooter from becoming a restricted free agent.
Per sources, the Celtics are picking up Sam Hauser’s $2.1 million option, and the two sides are expected to have extension negotiations after the window opens July 9.https://t.co/ZAsBH5rmCf
— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) June 29, 2024
Hauser is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next year but is extension-eligible this summer. According to MassLive.com’s Brian Robb, signing Hauser to a contract extension is among the Celtics’ offseason priorities.
During Boston’s championship campaign, Hauser averaged a career-high 9.0 points off the bench while shooting 42.4 percent from 3-point range. He shot 11-for-23 (47.8 percent) from deep during the NBA Finals.
The Celtics are expected to run it back with largely the same group next season, but president of basketball operations Brad Stevens still has a few items to check off his offseason to-do list. In addition to Hauser, superstar Jayson Tatum and All-Defensive guard Derrick White are candidates for lucrative contract extensions.
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