The Celtics snuck one last trade in under the deadline wire, and with it their strategy for this season became more clear.

Playing on the second night of a back-to-back without starters Jaylen Brown and Sam Hauser, the Celtics improvised and won big.

Boston stayed busy and two more moves materialized in the hours before the deadline, with Boston sending Chris Boucher to Utah and Josh Minott to Brooklyn. Brad Stevens pulled off one more move at the buzzer, sending Xavier Tillman to Charlotte to get the Celtics under the luxury-tax threshold.

The Boston Celtics have dealt away Josh Minott to the Brooklyn Nets, per recent reporting from ESPN reporter Shams Charania. The move has them within striking distance of getting the team under the luxury tax pending the return for the deal,

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