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Celtics Have an Uncertain Future with Jayson Tatum's Injury, Huge Payroll to Confront
- The Boston Celtics' 2025 NBA playoff run came to an end after Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon late in Game 4 against the New York Knicks.
- Tatum’s injury, combined with a third straight luxury-tax season and a projected payroll above the salary cap, has created uncertainty about the team's offseason plans.
- Tatum is signed to a five-year, $314 million contract starting next season but will miss most of 2025-26 due to rehabilitation, while Jaylen Brown also plays under a five-year $304 million deal.
- Next season’s payroll with luxury taxes is estimated near $493 million, with 11 players under contract, and the incoming ownership agreed in March on a deal valued at a minimum $6.1 billion.
- The Celtics face potential roster changes and salary cap constraints as they aim to rebuild sustainably until Tatum’s return, amid unclear willingness from new owners to pay repeat luxury taxes.
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That Game 6 loss to the Knicks was a gut punch for Celtics fans. Season over, just like that, and now the offseason rumor mill is already churning. For Al Horford, the Celtics’ veteran rock and a champ just last year, the future’s suddenly looking a little hazy. Big Al’s about to hit free agency, and he’ll be 39 in June. After that tough elimination, he wasn’t about to spill the beans on his plans. But he made one thing super clear: any big deci…
Celtics have an uncertain future with Jayson Tatum's injury, huge payroll to confront
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics entered this season with hopes of ending the NBA’s six-season drought without a repeat champion. With a mostly unaltered roster led by All-Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, they looked like a team poised to do it after romping through the regular season and posting their second straight 60-win season while earning the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. But it all thudded to the surface in the postseason, ce…
Boston Celtics core should be remembered fondly after shakeup|Souichi Terada
NEW YORK — The sting of this Celtics season is going to last a while, and not just because they were embarrassed by the Knicks in Game 6 to end their season. Jayson Tatum’s ruptured right Achilles tendon casts question marks on the organization going forward. Considering the C’s were already set for a transformational offseason, there’s a lot of uncertainty going forward.
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