The Celtics *can* keep Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown together, but the financial implications under the NBA's new CBA are quite alarming, writes Chris Forsberg.

The projected salary cap for the 2025-26 NBA season is set at $124.6 million. Boston's payroll is an estimated $227 million right now, according to Spotrac.

PF: Jayson Tatum C: Kristaps Porziņģis Per Spotrac, the Celtics now have a total salary cap number of $192,918,569, giving them -$56,918,569 in cap max space and -$39,220,851 in practical cap space.

The Celtics are also expected to sign their other second-round pick, Amari Williams, to a two-way contract after drafting him ...

For most of the 2023-24 NBA season, it felt like this would finally be the Boston Celtics' year. Ultimately, it was. After losing in the 2022 Finals and bowing out in the 2023 conference ...

How the Boston Celtics brilliantly avoided NBA tax penalties by breaking up their championship core and brilliant free agency moves.

📲 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp Celtics salary cap space By trading both Porzingis and Holiday, the Celtics shed themselves of two major contracts for the 2025-26 season.

Davison, a 2022 Celtics second-round pick, averaged 25.6 points and 7.7 assists in the G League last season. The post Celtics waived G League MVP JD Davison, get under NBA salary cap’s second apron ...

At this point, the Celtics are $4.5 million below the second apron, $7.4 million over the first apron, and $15.4 million over the luxury tax. It will be difficult for the Celtics to cut more while ...

The Celtics will have their 2032 first-round NBA Draft pick frozen if their payroll exceeds the 2024-25 second apron, which could range anywhere from $191.9 million (five percent) and $201 million ...

If the salary cap spikes another 10 percent, the second apron will rise to $201 million, giving the Celtics enough room to both re-sign Pritchard to a deal paying a Year 1 salary of close to $8 ...