Boston Celtics

Traded Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia for Paul George plus two firsts and two seconds, swapping a younger All-Star for a proven playoff performer in his late-30s win-now window — and slipping under the tax line in the process. Added Mitchell Robinson on the full non-taxpayer MLE (3yr/$47.4M) for rim protection, signed Mike Conley for backcourt depth, and locked in cost control with Neemias Queta's 4yr/$56M and Jordan Walsh's 3yr/$15.75M extensions plus Ron Harper Jr.'s 4yr/$13.7M Non-Bird deal. Hard-capped at the first apron, Boston sits at $198.7M with 14 standard contracts — $1.7M under the tax and $10.3M under the hard cap — leaving the 15th spot deliberately open, Amari Williams and Dillon Mitchell on two-ways, and Exhibit 10 fliers Tucker DeVries and Milos Uzan in camp. The all-in gambit around Tatum's prime banks on George's two-way versatility despite his age (36) and injury history.

Triggered the 1st-apron hard cap (non-taxpayer MLE on Mitchell Robinson) — team salary cannot exceed $209.0M at any point this season.

2026-27 figures verified against Spotrac and HoopsRumors reporting. View full cap sheet on the Salary Cap page.