Celtics, which traded Avery Bradley to Pistons were scheduled to pay Bradley $8.8 million for the 2017-18 season, the final year of his deal.
Celtics, who needed to create cap room to sign star free agent Gordon Hayward, saved $3.4 million by taking on Morris’ $5.4 million contract, which expires at the end of the 2019 season.
Notes on Avery Bradley NBA Salary 2017/2018:
He's making 6.52 percent more than in 2016/17.
He's the 129th best-paid NBA player this year.
He's the 55th best-paid guard this year.
He's the 5th best-paid player of the Detroit Pistons this year.
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Pistons news: Avery Bradley saw Cavs-Celtics trade coming, posts video on Instagram. Bradley took to Instagram to tell his followers: “y’all knew what was gonna happen” — in a clip of him wearing his old Celtics’ green while heading back into the locker room. Read more at Clutchpoints.com.