What salary cap concerns do the Boston Celtics have as they rebuild this offseason? The Celtics fell short of the expectations they themselves raised with a wildly overachieving 2025-26 NBA Regular season, falling in the first round of the 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs to the Philadelphia 76ers, a team that spent most of the season far below them in the East standings.
As a result, Boston’s President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens and the rest of the front office have their work cut out for them when it comes to retooling a clearly non-playoff ready squad. What constraints does the team have when it comes to spending? What exceptions, draft picks, and other tools do they have at their disposal to add talent to the team? And what else do we need to know about the cap heading into next season?
The folks behind the “98.5 The Sports Hub” YouTube channel put together a clip from a recent broadcast featuring Spotrac salary cap guru Keith Smith on to break all of the above down. Check it out below!
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