‘It’s hard to imagine’ the six-time All-Star in a bigger role than the Boston Celtics one

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“It’s hard to imagine” the Boston Celtics’ six-time NBA All-Star free agent getting a bigger role elsewhere than he has with the Cs Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports

MassLive’s Brian Robb who updated an inquiring reader about the 34-year-old’s free agency process.

“At this point, I think (Griffin) is just biding his time like he did last summer,” Robb wrote. “He’s not going to get anything more than the veteran minimum from any team at this point in his career. It’s also hard to imagine him getting a bigger role as a contender than he did in Boston given the current complexion of the roster. Robb believes things are fluid, however, if a seismic trade of the James Harden or Damian Lillard variety finally comes to fruition.

“With the free agent and trade market at a crawl at this point though, it’s possible that another big deal (Harden or Lillard) could shake up a couple of different rosters and create some opportunities,” Robb wrote.

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Robb is definitely in the camp that expects Griffin to return to the Boston Celtics for the 2023-24 season, continuing to stress that the former Lob City mayor is just taking his time surveying the free agent landscape.

“(Griffin) took his time last season to choose a landing spot, waiting until a week into training camp to make that choice,” Robb wrote. “A similar patient game will also work this year, but I’ll bet on him eventually landing in Boston if he decides to play.”

Griffin provides an admirable fill-in for a Celtics frontcourt that needs to preserve Al Horford without back-to-backs and missing Robert Williams III for nearly 60% of the 2022-23 season. Given his positive presence in the locker room, there should be little objection to returning Griffin to a reserve role, Houdini thought.