Boston Celtics: Two potential C’s one-and-done’s

Vincent Poirier

In reality, the spending habits of many professional sports franchises has been excessive. Vincent Poirier was the kind of pre-Coronavirus signing that exemplified that. Even though Poirier was a 26-year-old unproven product whose pro ceiling was similar to Willy Hernangomez, Danny Ainge still gave the Frenchman $5 million guaranteed for two seasons.

Similar pacts were handed out to Enes Kanter and Daniel Theis, and to say the duo–particularly the latter in Theis–has drastically outplayed Poirier to this point doesn’t speak well for Poirier’s chances of Poirier sticking.

Minutes only came when he was one of the only bodies on the depth chart at center. Otherwise, he made a minimal impact in his 21 games he saw the hardwood. He averaged under a bucket (1.9 points per game) and just one board in just about five minutes.

For reference, Poirier gets paid more than Carmelo Anthony, who averaged more than 15 points per game for the Portland Trailblazers. Needless to say, Poirier hasn’t achieved nearly the level of success Anthony has. Obviously youth is on Poirier’s side, but value can be found in a veteran presence. While someone like Anthony wouldn’t fit the C’s, there are plenty of playoff seasoned veterans that could.

The C’s might be better off finding a veteran big man on the free agency market like Paul Milsap or Tristan Thompson.