Overview

• Boston’s payroll remains over the NBA’s second luxury tax apron under the revised CBA, exposing the team to stiffer financial penalties.
• League insiders say the Celtics are gauging trade interest in Anfernee Simons, whose expiring $27.6 million contract could clear significant cap space.
• This offseason Boston has moved Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and Luke Kornet to absorb expiring deals with Georges Niang and Simons without surrendering core assets.
• Connor Thoms of Bleacher Report recently floated a five-player package that would bring Sacramento’s All-Star center Domantas Sabonis to Boston in exchange for rotation players and future draft picks.
• With Jayson Tatum sidelined for most of 2025-26 recovering from an Achilles tear, president Brad Stevens and owner Bill Chisholm are prioritizing fiscal agility ahead of the club’s next title push.