The deadline for teams to exercise rookie scale options was Monday, November 1, instead of the original October 31 date in any given year.
The Celtics picked up the fourth-year option on guard Romeo Langford for the 2022-2023 season, source tells ESPN. He was the 14th overall pick in the 2019 Draft.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 1, 2021
The Boston Celtics are picking up forward Grant Williams’ fourth-year rookie option for the 2022-23 season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Williams has started two of Boston's six games so far this season. Today is deadline for rookie options.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 1, 2021
The Celtics also exercised their third year rookie-scale team options on Payton Pritchard and Aaron Nesmith.
The Boston Celtics will pick up the 2022-23 rookie scale team options for Aaron Nesmith and Payton Pritchard, a league source tells @celticsblog.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) November 1, 2021
Boston has also reportedly exercised options for Romeo Langford and Grant Williams, as was expected.
Boston was able to pick up the options on these four players as they were first round draft picks in back-to-back years. Danny Ainge selected Langford with the No. 14th pick and Williams at No. 22 back in the 2019 NBA Draft. Aaron Nesmith was taken at No. 14, while Pritchard was chosen with the No. 26th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.
At 6-foot-4, Langford has provided some depth at the wing when healthy and over the past two seasons has averaged 2.9 points and 1.6 rebounds in 53 games played (six starts).
Williams has played in 138 games (16 starts) for the Celtics and at 6-foot-6 has made strides playing the power forward and center position. He's averaged 4.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 16.8 minutes per contest.
Pritchard became a regular in the rotation during his rookie season a year ago, while averaging 7.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 71 games played so far.
Nesmith, who was recovering from an injury to start his NBA career, played in 46 games last season and averaged 4.7 points on 43.8% shooting and 37% from 3.
Langford's salary will have a cap hit of $5.6 million for the 2022-23 season and he'll be eligible to become a restricted free agent in the summer of 2023.
Williams' salary cap hit will be $4.3 million for the 2022-23 campaign and he'll also be eligible to become a restricted free agent in the summer of 2023.
Nesmith's salary cap hit will be $3.8 million for the 2022-23 season. The Celtics will hold a rookie scale team option for Nesmith at $5.6 million for 2023-24.
Pritchard's salary cap hit will be $2.2 million for the 2022-23 season. Boston has a rookie scale team option for the point guard worth $4.0 million for 2023-24 campaign.
All four options combined with other previously guaranteed contracts --barring any trades -- will have the Celtics at $120.7 million on the books for the 2022-23 season. The NBA salary cap is currently projected to be at $119 million for that same season.
Joel Pavón
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