Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics 2020-21 Salary Cap

Celtics 2020-21 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Boston Celtics 2020 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player Option
Club Option
Non-Guaranteed
Estimate
Player (15) Pos. Cap Figure Base
Salary
Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade
Bonus
Cap
Figure
Cap %
Team
Cap %
League
Notes
Walker Kemba Walker PG $34,379,100 $34,379,100 - - - $34,379,100 26.29 31.50 Acquired via Trade
Brown Jaylen Brown SG $23,437,500 $22,991,071 $446,429 $2,232,143 - $23,437,500 17.92 21.47 Rk Extension / Bird
SEI-Wrist
Fournier Evan Fournier SG $17,450,000 $17,000,000 $450,000 $1,150,000 - $17,450,000 13.34 15.99 Acquired via Trade
Smart Marcus Smart PG $13,446,428 $12,946,428 $500,000 - - $13,446,428 10.28 12.32 Free Agent / Bird
Tatum Jayson Tatum PF $9,897,120 $9,897,120 - - - $9,897,120 7.57 9.07 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Thompson Tristan Thompson C $9,258,000 $9,258,000 - - - $9,258,000 7.08 8.48 Free Agent / NT-MLE
Langford Romeo Langford SG $3,631,200 $3,631,200 - - - $3,631,200 2.78 3.33 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Nesmith Aaron Nesmith SF $3,458,400 $3,458,400 - - - $3,458,400 2.64 3.17 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Williams Grant Williams PF $2,498,760 $2,498,760 - - - $2,498,760 1.91 2.29 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Kornet Luke Kornet C $2,250,000 $2,250,000 - - - $2,250,000 1.72 2.06 Acquired via Trade
Pritchard Payton Pritchard PG $2,035,800 $2,035,800 - - - $2,035,800 1.56 1.87 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Williams III Robert Williams III C $2,029,920 $2,029,920 - - - $2,029,920 1.55 1.86 Drafted / Rookie Scale
Ojeleye Semi Ojeleye PF $1,752,950 $1,752,950 - - - $1,752,950 1.34 1.61 Drafted / Space
Edwards Carsen Edwards PG $1,517,981 $1,517,981 - - - $1,517,981 1.16 1.39 Drafted / Space
Parker Jabari Parker PF $430,729 $430,729 - - - $430,729 0.33 0.39 RoS / Minimum


2020-21 Two-Way

Players signed to Two-Way contracts that are currently designated to G-League affiliate. Two-way salaries do not count against a team's Total Cap/Tax Allocations.

Player (2) Pos.
FallTacko Fall C          
WatersTremont Waters PG          


2020-21 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 (3) Pos. Base Salary Likely
Incent.
Unlikely
Incent.
Trade Bonus Cap Figure Cap % Notes
WagnerMoritz Wagner C $2,161,920 - - - $2,161,920 1.65 Waived
YabuseleGuerschon Yabusele PF $1,039,080 - - - $1,039,080 0.79 Waived
JacksonDemetrius Jackson PG $92,857 - - - $92,857 0.07 Waived


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.

Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception Details is awarded annually to teams who are above the cap but below the Luxury Tax Apron ($138,928,000) and can be used for contracts up to 4 years in length.

Bi-Annual Exception Details is available to any teams who are below the Luxury Tax Apron ($138,928,000), 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
Bi-Annual
$3,623,000 $3,623,000
Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level
Tristan Thompson
$9,258,000 $0
Trade
7/12/2024
Grant Williams trade with DAL
(Jaden Springer, $2,226,240)
$6,202,500 $3,976,260
Trade
2/07/2025
Lamar Stevens trade with MEM
$89,025 $89,025
Trade
2/10/2025
Dalano Banton trade with POR
$2,019,706 $2,019,706


2020-21 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
2020 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $132,627,000
Total Taxable Salaries $130,723,102
Current Luxury Tax Space $1,903,898


2020-21 Boston Celtics Salary Cap Totals

This team is currently "hard-capped", which means their Total Taxable Salaries may not exceed $138,928,000 at any point during the season.

Cap Type Cap Total
Active Roster Cap $127,473,888
Dead Money $3,293,857
Total Cap Allocations $130,767,745
Salary Cap Maximum
2020 NBA Salary Cap Max $109,140,000
Current Cap Space $-21,627,745
Salary Hard-Cap
2020 NBA First Apron ("Hard-Cap") $138,928,000
Total First Apron Salaries $134,105,245
First Apron Space $4,822,755




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2024 Dalano Banton 2024-25 Club Option — partially guaranteed $217,533
6/29/2024 J.D. Davison 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $2,093,637
6/29/2024 Drew Peterson 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,867,722
6/29/2024 Neemias Queta 2024-25 Club Option $2,196,970
6/29/2024 Oshae Brissett 2024-25 Player Option $2,463,946
6/29/2024 Sam Hauser 2024-25 Club Option $2,092,344
10/14/2024 Dalano Banton 2024-25 Guaranteed — Opening Night - TBD $1,098,485
1/10/2025 Dalano Banton 2024-25 Guaranteed $2,196,970
6/29/2025 Jaden Springer 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $5,987,361
10/25/2025 Jordan Walsh 2025-26 Guaranteed — Opening Night $2,221,677
6/29/2026 Jordan Walsh 2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed
7/20/2026 Jordan Walsh 2026-27 Guaranteed $2,406,205
6/29/2027 Jrue Holiday 2027-28 Player Option $37,200,000




Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Age Position Country College
2020 Yam Madar 23 PG ISR
2021 Juhann Begarin 21 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
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 with BOS
SAS    BOS
SAS right to swap
2029
POR
2030
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
2025
ORL
Less favorable of Boston and Memphis to ORL then other to OKC
BOS    DET    NYK
BOS pick if DAL conveys 1st to NYK by 2025; DET pick if DAL does not convey 1st to NYK by 2025
2026
BOS
Less favorable of BOS and more favorable of IND and MIA then other to MEM
BOS
Most favorable of MIN, NOP, NYK and POR (via POR to DET)
2027
ORL
2028
SAS
31-45 if BOS is 2-30 in 2028
PHX
46-60 (via ORL)
2029
OKC
2030
BOS