Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics 2023-24 Salary Cap

Celtics 2023-24 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Boston Celtics 2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

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Player Option
Club Option
Non-Guaranteed
Estimate
Player (13) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Cash Remaining
(Guaranteed)
Notes
Tatum Jayson Tatum PF $32,600,060 $32,600,060 - - - $32,600,060 17.66 24.33 $104,545,020
($104,545,020)
Rk Extension / Bird
Brown Jaylen Brown SF $31,830,357 $28,508,929 $3,321,428 - - $31,830,357 17.24 23.75 $28,508,929
($28,508,928)
Rk Extension / Bird
G'teed: $28,508,928
Brogdon Malcolm Brogdon PG $22,500,000 $22,500,000 - - - $22,500,000 12.19 16.79 $45,000,000
($45,000,000)
Acquired via Trade
Smart Marcus Smart PG $18,583,713 $18,583,713 - - - $18,583,713 10.07 13.87 $59,880,854
($59,880,854)
Vet Extension / Bird
White Derrick White PG $18,357,143 $17,607,143 $750,000 $500,000 - $18,357,143 9.94 13.70 - Acquired via Trade
Williams III Robert Williams III C $11,571,429 $11,571,429 - $1,446,431 - $11,571,429 6.27 8.64 $37,285,713
($37,285,713)
Rk Extension / Bird
Horford Al Horford C $10,000,000 $10,000,000 - - - $10,000,000 5.42 7.46 $19,500,000
($19,500,000)
Vet Extension / Bird
Gallinari Danilo Gallinari PF $6,802,950 $6,802,950 - - - $6,802,950 3.69 5.08 $6,802,950
($6,802,950)
Free Agent / T-MLE
Pritchard Payton Pritchard PG $4,037,278 $4,037,278 - - - $4,037,278 2.19 3.01 $4,037,278
($4,037,278)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Muscala Mike Muscala C $3,500,000 $3,500,000 - - - $3,500,000 1.90 2.61 $3,500,000
($0)
Acquired via Trade
G'teed: $0
Kornet Luke Kornet C $2,413,304 $2,413,304 - - - $2,413,304 1.31 1.80 $2,413,304
($2,413,304)
Free Agent / Minimum
Champagnie Justin Champagnie F $1,927,896 $1,927,896 - - - $1,927,896 1.04 1.44 $1,927,896
($0)
RoS / Minimum
G'teed: $0
Hauser Sam Hauser SF $1,927,896 $1,927,896 - - - $1,927,896 1.04 1.44 $4,020,240
($1,927,896)
Free Agent / Non-Bird


2023-24 Dead/Retained Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been released or served 10-day contracts. All count against the team's Total Cap Allocations.

Player (1) Pos. Base Salary Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade Bonus Cap Figure Cap % Notes
JacksonDemetrius Jackson PG $92,857 - - - $92,857 0.05 Waived


2023-24 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Celtics are currently over the league salary cap, these cap holds do not count against their Total Cap figure. Renouncing these cap holds will NOT afford the team any new cap space. These figures are not counted toward a team's Luxury Tax Allocation.

Player (4) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
WilliamsGrant Williams PF $8,486,620 $12,918,843 Restricted Bird
GriffinBlake Griffin C - $1,989,698 Non-Bird
DavisonJ.D. Davison PG $1,774,999 $1,774,999 Two-Way
KabengeleMfiondu Kabengele PF $1,774,999 $1,774,999 Two-Way
Round 2, Pick #35       -  


Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players. Exceptions can be split up for multiple player signings, however only one of these exceptions may be used in a season and they cannot be combined.

Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception Details is awarded annually to teams who are above the cap and above the Luxury Tax Apron ($169,000,000) and can be used for contracts up to 3 years in length.

Bi-Annual Exception Details is available to any teams who are below the Luxury Tax Apron ($169,000,000), and did not use this exception in the previous season. It can be used for contracts up to 2 years in length.

Trade Exception Details becomes available when a team relinquishes more salary than it acquires during a trade. The "credit" balance remains as an exception that can be used within the next year to acquire salary via trade without further relinquishing additional salary.

Type Reason (Used On) Original Available
Taxpayer Mid-Level
$5,000,000 $5,000,000
Bi-Annual
$4,448,000 $4,448,000
Trade
1/05/2024
Noah Vonleh trade with SAS
$505,239 $505,239
Trade
2/09/2024
Justin Jackson trade with OKC
$1,836,090 $1,836,090


2023-24 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Celtics current standing in terms of the luxury tax threshold. Teams that spend over the threshold pay fines (estimated below).

Type Totals
2023 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $162,000,000
Total Taxable Salaries $166,144,883
Current Luxury Tax Space $-4,144,883
Est. Luxury Tax Bill $6,217,325


2023-24 Boston Celtics Salary Cap Totals

The Celtics are currently over the league salary cap. This means Cap Holds & Exceptions are NOT included in their Total Cap Allocations, and renouncing these figures will not afford them any cap space. The team may only sign outside players using any available exceptions or at league minimum salaries.

Cap Type Cap Total
Active Roster Cap $166,052,026
Dead Money $92,857
Cap Holds $18,458,539
Total Cap Allocations $184,603,422
Salary Cap Maximum
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max $134,000,000
Current Cap Space $-50,603,422
"Super Tax" Apron
2023 NBA Super-Tax Apron $179,500,000
Super-Tax Apron Space $11,408,686
 

2023-24 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space: $-27,698,593 — $-21,784,392

$-27,698,593
Projected Practical Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries + estimated exercised and declined options + estimated retained cap holds and draft pool cap holds.

$-21,784,392
Maximum Possible Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries. All other options, cap holds, exceptions are assumed as declined, waived or renounced.





Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/20/2023 Danilo Gallinari 2023-24 Player Option $6,802,950
6/29/2023 J.D. Davison 2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,761,752
6/29/2023 Mfiondu Kabengele 2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,761,752
6/29/2023 Mike Muscala 2023-24 Club Option $3,500,000
6/30/2023 Grant Williams 2023-24 Qualifying Offer $8,486,620
8/01/2023 Justin Champagnie 2023-24 Guaranteed $50,000
10/16/2023 Justin Champagnie 2023-24 Guaranteed — Opening Night TBD $350,000
1/10/2024 Luke Kornet 2023-24 Guaranteed $2,413,304
1/10/2024 Justin Champagnie 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,927,896
6/29/2024 Sam Hauser 2024-25 Club Option $2,092,344
6/29/2024 Justin Champagnie 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $2,433,712
6/30/2024 Payton Pritchard 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $5,959,022




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2020 Yam Madar 22 PG ISR
2021 Juhann Begarin 20 SG FRA


Future Draft Picks

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
2024
BOS
2025
BOS
2026
BOS
2027
BOS
2028
BOS
Top-1 Protected or 2-30 SAS right to swap
SAS    BOS
2-30 SAS right to swap
2029
BOS
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
2024
CHA
SAS
31-55
BOS
56-60
2025
ORL
Less favorable of BOS and MEM to ORL then other to OKC
2026
BOS
Less favorable of BOS and the more favorable of IND and MIA to BOS then other to MEM
2027
ORL
2028
SAS
31-45 if BOS is 1 in 2028
ORL
46-60
2029
OKC