05-01-2025, 08:30 PM
(05-01-2025, 06:09 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: @thedunkcentral
“The rest of the league is bracing for some level of change to come to the Celtics from their roster this offseason.”
- @ShamsCharania
To Shams: Thank you. Captain Obvious.
Again, Shams' breathless scoop is not telling the world anything that every NBA observer doesn't ALL already know.
Why? BOS's payroll is set to explode, with some huge extensions kicking in. It's very possible they may also want to re-sign Horford (only making 9.5M). If they only do that, their payroll would be almost $240M, but the worst part for them is that they will be a repeater tax team and their tax on top of that would be another $260M or so. That's a massive check to write, essentially money tossed in the trash.
Not sure if another title changes their willingness to spend (or if falling short this season has an even bigger impact), but it sure seems like they will have to jettison a boatload of salary (and talent). For reference, the Apron 2 line will be at about $208M.