Boston Celtics: Pros and cons of a Daniel Theis reunion

It’s the year of our lord, 2022, and as it turns out, the Boston Celtics still want Daniel Theis in the team’s frontcourt.

Of course, it was the previous front office, led by longtime Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, that dealt Theis away last March in exchange for two players (Luke Kornet, Moritz Wagner) that never cracked the rotation. Wagner was gone within a month of the team acquiring him, while Kornet is playing for the Maine Celtics after a brief stint with the Milwaukee Bucks during the NBA’s COVID-19-caused absent player crisis in late December/early January.

Current President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens had little to do with Theis’ exit, but he could be the man that brings the ‘War on Theis’ back to Boston.

Michael Scotto of HoopsHype had this to say about a potential reunion:

"I’ve heard Daniel Theis is a name the Celtics called and did some due diligence on, though I think he’s less likely to end up there following the trade of Juancho Hernangomez because his salary could’ve been used to facilitate a potential trade, and Boston is seeking to remain under the tax."

Theis’ salary cap figure sits at a shade over $8 million, which would have been a near perfect swap with Juan Hernangomez’ contract. Even without the salary of ‘Juancho’ to use in a deal, Stevens has several TPEs he could burn in any Theis trade.

Is it worth it, though? Today, Hardwood Houdini aims to make sense of that question with some pros and cons: