Would there be any benefit in making the cut before the 24th?

[Alleyoopster]

Just read Atlanta waived Jarett Jack. They had to cut their roster from 17.

I'm thinking this may be a good thing for him as it allows other teams more time to consider him for their roster. Also, if he's under contract and another team selects him within 2 days they would pick up his salary.

If Danny made the cut early...could this work out to benefit both the team and the player in a similar way? Or, am I missing something?

[saltlover]

It would obviously benefit the player, but less likely the Celtics.  Neither Hunter nor Young make the minimum, so they are less likely to be claimed by another team off waivers (since a team would need cap room, which is not the case for minimum-salary players.)

Additionally, if the cut player did not find an immediate NBA home and chose to go to the D-league, Portland could get first dibs if said player is one of the Celtics final three cuts.  Accordingly, they could remain in Boston's system in case it made sense to re-sign him to a contract later in the season (if injury or a trade caused such a maneuver to make sense).  If said player were re-signed later in the season without signing with a different NBA team first, the Celtics could even maintain Bird rights.

[GRADYCOLNON]

two questions:

1) why would portland get first dibs?
2) does this provision help us sign Bentil to the D league team?