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USA Today
3 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
Can the Boston Celtics stay contenders while trimming salary?
Can the Boston Celtics stay contenders while trimming salary? The Boston Celtics are shaping up to have an offseason of heavy work for President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens. Even before the Achilles tendon injury sustained by star Boston forward Jayson Tatum went down in Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series the Celtics lost in six games to the New York Knicks, the team was already staring down a historic payroll and tax bill. Now, Stevens has to thread the needle of trimming salary while also keeping Boston competitive enough for the 2026-27 season (when Tatum is expected to be back on the court and playing at a high level again by most estimates), no easy task given the lack of cap space and limited means available to Boston to do it with. The folks behind the "WEEI Boston's Sports Original" YouTube channel put together a clip from their "Christian Arcand" show to talk it over recently. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about what Stevens is looking at in terms of team building challenges.
USA Today
4 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
What do we need to know about the Boston Celtics offseason from a cap perspective?
What do we need to know about the Boston Celtics offseason from a cap perspective? What do we need to know about the Boston Celtics offseason from a cap perspective? The Celtics already had themselves a host of tough decisions to make about how to construct their roster moving forward even before the brutal Achilles tendon injury to star forward Jayson Tatum occurred in Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series vs. the New York Knicks. With a historically large payroll and tax bill driven by Boston's presence in the dreaded second apron created by the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) at the same time a new ownership group with unknown priorities and financial liquidity takes over the team, some roster to moves to save money were already coming. Now the question is what players -- and how much salary -- will be moved. The host of the CLNS Media "You Got Boston" podcast, Noa Dalzell, linked up with Spotrac cap expert Keith Smith to talk it all over on a recent episode. Check it out below! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network:
USA Today
5 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Taking the pulse of some recent Boston Celtics trade proposals
Taking the pulse of some recent Boston Celtics trade proposals The Boston Celtics have seen their start to Silly Season -- that period of the NBA calendar when many if not most of the rumors you hear are quietly being driven by agendas, and speculation on what a team might do next runs rampant -- come early. With a Boston loss in six games to the New York Knicks in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, said speculation has begun with a vengeance, and not all of it makes very much sense. The hosts of the CLNS Media "How Bout Them Celtics!" podcast, Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance, took some time on a recent episode of their show to talk over some of the trade proposals involving the Celtics, sharing their thoughts on how realistic any of them were. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network:
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Why the Boston Celtics must not trade Jaylen Brown
The Boston Celtics have a lot of tough decisions to make about their future in the wake of their loss to the New York Knicks in six games in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals. With a ballooning payroll and tax bill thanks to the second apron and repeater status of the Celtics, having a pair of injured stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown has shifted expectations for the season to come. We have heard proposals to get off the contracts of players like Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, and Sam Hauser to some more radical moves going as far as to consider trading players like Brown. But would such a drastic measure make sense for Boston? Advertisement The folks behind the "Green With Envy" YouTube channel put together a clip breaking down what they think about such a proposal. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about trading away the Georgia native. This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Why the Celtics must not trade Jaylen Brown
USA Today
5 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Why the Boston Celtics must not trade Jaylen Brown
Why the Boston Celtics must not trade Jaylen Brown The Boston Celtics have a lot of tough decisions to make about their future in the wake of their loss to the New York Knicks in six games in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals. With a ballooning payroll and tax bill thanks to the second apron and repeater status of the Celtics, having a pair of injured stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown has shifted expectations for the season to come. We have heard proposals to get off the contracts of players like Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, and Sam Hauser to some more radical moves going as far as to consider trading players like Brown. But would such a drastic measure make sense for Boston? The folks behind the "Green With Envy" YouTube channel put together a clip breaking down what they think about such a proposal. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about trading away the Georgia native.
