Overview

• Boston traded Georges Niang and two future second-round picks to the Utah Jazz to clear $42.7 million in salary and fall under the NBA’s second luxury-tax apron.
• A one-year, $3.3 million contract for former Raptor Chris Boucher adds veteran frontcourt depth without inflating the payroll.
• Offseason moves have shaved over $300 million off Boston’s projected combined salary and luxury-tax obligations.
• The Celtics are now roughly $1.7 million above the first apron and are exploring further trades—most notably involving Anfernee Simons—to eliminate luxury-tax liabilities entirely.
• Key contributors Jaylen Brown and Derrick White remain in place as Boston positions for a cap-friendly reload when a healthy Jayson Tatum returns.