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Oct 13

Payton Pritchard extends with Boston CelticsOct 13LegalRuling

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Filed Oct 13

2 years · $44.2M · $21.2M in 2028-29

Legal extension

Boston Celticsextends

Payton Pritchard2 yr · $44.1M · $21.2M from 2028-29

Why it works

✓2 new seasons from 2028-29: $21.2M in year one, $44.2M in all. Nothing moves on the 2026-27 sheet — he is still on $7.8M this season.
✓2 new seasons is inside the veteran extension limit (four new seasons, five in all with the current one, Art. VII §7(a)(1)).
✓$21.2M in 2028-29 is under the extension ceiling of $21.2M — the greater of 140% of his final current-contract salary ($8.3M) and 140% of the estimated average, capped at his 2028-29 maximum on a cap projected at $188.9M (Art. VII §7(a)).

What it turns on

▸He cannot be traded for six months: $21.2M in year one is over the $18.2M an extend-and-trade allows and its raises run past 5% of the first year (Art. VII §8(f)(i)).

Ruled by the same engine the trade machine uses.Boston Celtics’ sheet →

Brandin Podziemski extends with Golden State WarriorsOct 10LegalRuling

Real moves

Filed Oct 10

5 years · $110.0M · $19.0M in 2027-28

Legal extension

Golden State Warriorsextends

Brandin Podziemski5 yr · $110.0M · $19.0M from 2027-28

Why it works

✓5 new seasons from 2027-28: $19.0M in year one, $110.0M in all. Nothing moves on the 2026-27 sheet — he is still on $5.7M this season.
✓5 seasons is inside the rookie-scale extension limit (five, with the fifth as a designated player, Art. VII §7(a)(2)).
✓$19.0M in 2027-28 is under the 25% maximum for a player off his rookie scale — $44.1M on a 2027-28 cap projected at $176.5M (7% a year from $165.0M).

What it turns on

▸Until the extension takes effect, a team acquiring him counts $19.3M for matching — the average of this season and the new years (the poison pill, Art. VII §8(g)) — while Golden State Warriors send out $5.7M.

Ruled by the same engine the trade machine uses.Golden State Warriors’ sheet →