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The trade sending Josh Richardson to the Celtics was finalized on Saturday, with Boston sending Moses Brown back to the Mavericks in exchange for the veteran swingman. Brown’s stay in Boston was (very) short, acquiring him almost exactly two months ago from the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Kemba Walker deal (I just hope he didn’t have time to buy a house or sign a lease). It doesn’t appear the Celtics were big fans of Brown considering Keith Smith of Spotrac reported that the Celtics were looking to send back salary to Dallas, but the Mavericks didn’t want any. This certainly makes it sound like the taking Moses Brown was a concession in the deal:

Team USA needed a win on Saturday morning to guarantee a birth into the knockout round and they did not disappoint. After being outscored in the first quarter 25-18, the Americans cruised to a 119-84 win over the Czech Republic. Jayson Tatum was the star of the game.

After the NBA Draft was over, the Celtics signed former Virginia shooter Sam Hauser to a two-way contract, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. While it wasn’t a major surprise that Hauser went undrafted, he’s very clearly an elite shooting prospect. He shot 50.3% from the field, 41.7% from three, and 89.6% from the free …

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The Celtics waited until the second round to make their first and only pick of the 2021 NBA Draft and selected Juhann Begarin from France. Begarin spent last season in France’s B League playing for Paris. He averaged 11.9 points per game and shot 36.4% from three.