NBA rumors: Boston Celtics awaits massive changes this summer with big trades

The Boston Celtics are trying to become the first team since the Golden State Warriors 2017-18, which they have repeated as a NBA champions. While the Celtics squad is currently one of the strongest in the NBA, it is said to be expected to be revised this summer.

Appear on The Pat McAfee ShowESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania said that the Celtics, while the Celtics are currently, many in the league expect the list to be subjected to significant changes in this low season.

“For weeks, sources have informed me that the Celtics will explore trade options in the low season in the low season. This team – this iteration – will simply not be sustainable for this team. And no one in the organization, from players to employees, would be surprised if changes come to this squad.

ESPNS Shams Charania on the impending Boston Celtics Offseason Moves

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The decision to sell the impact talent is essentially enforced by the NBA collective agreement. Boston will have a luxury tax bill of $ 513 million for the 2025-26 season and will be the highest in NBA history in a luxury tax penalty of $ 280 million.

It would destroy the previous NBA record -388 million US dollars -which were determined by the Warriors. With only 13 players on the squad, Boston is expected to be more than 22 million US dollars compared to the second apron. As part of the CBA, teams that work in the second apron can not send cash considerations, they will be prevented from being selected for seven years in the future, and they lose access to the exception of the middle level.

If Boston stays three out of five seasons in the second apron, one of the future picks would also move in the first round until the end of the round. All of this was set up by the league to prevent a single team from pretending everyone else to build the best roster in the NBA.

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Therefore, the Celtics may have to move either Jrue Holiday or Kristaps porzingis this summer. The move would not necessarily be a salary dump, but Boston has to find a way before the next season to lose the salary statement. The team could even force Sam Hauser or Payton Pritchard.

That is why the Celtics is so much at stake in the NBA playoffs. This is the last run of the core group and if you are neglected, one of the best -built squad in basketball has only won one championship in recent years.

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