What the Boston Celtics can do this offseason
- ›Can add an outside free agent up to $5.5M via the Bi-Annual.
- ›Hard-capped at the first apron — triggered by the Mitchell Robinson NT-MLE, so it can't cross that line the rest of the season.
- ›Below the first apron: full expanded salary-matching is available.
- ›Draft capital: 6 extra incoming picks, owes 7.
CapTax1A2A
Bi-Annual$5.5MMinimum$3.9M
Projected record
53-29
Projected net rating
+6.2
Current baseline
53 wins · +6.2 net
Full standings · models the position-aware rotation, a real-age aging curve, perimeter defense, and a bounded penalty for a structural hole; a talent-on-hand projection, not a full-season forecast (no coaching or playoff translation).
Team profile · on-court identity + fit
Offense
B
58
Defense
B
62
Spacing
B
61
Playmaking
D
30
Rim protection
A-
69
Perimeter D
B
61
Rebounding
B-
54
Defensive core +2.2Spacing +1.9Defense +1.2Two-way balance +1.2Connectors +1.1Thin playmaking -1.2
Grades are minutes-weighted from the projected rotation; the chips are the fit read — how much each strength or gap is worth in net rating, on top of raw talent. Dimensions come from each player’s real 2025-26 box profile. Injuries are real reported facts, factored into projected minutes.
Projected rotation · minutes by position, best players first
PGPoint
59Payton PritchardST29y32m
74Derrick White32y13m
47Mike Conley39y2m
52Baylor Scheierman26y1m
SGShooting
74Derrick WhiteST32y21m
55Paul George36y27m
SFSmall F
55Paul GeorgeST36y4m
55Sam Hauser29y23m
52Baylor Scheierman26y18m
51Ron Harper Jr.27y4m
PFPower F
74Jayson TatumST28y32m
57Luka Garza28y11m
55Sam Hauser29y2m
60Mitchell Robinson28y2m
CCenter
60Neemias QuetaST27y25m
60Mitchell Robinson28y17m
57Luka Garza28y5m
Out of rotation · no projected minutes in the 240-a-night budget
50Hugo González50Jordan Walsh49Amari Williams42Chris Cenac Jr.41Dillon Mitchell
Projected minutes from the position-aware rotation model: five on-court spots share a fixed 240-minute-a-night budget, best players first, with versatile players (their secondary spot shown on hover) sliding to a second position. ST = projected starter. Not a coach’s actual rotation.
Roster (16)
74PFJayson Tatum$58.5M
55PFPaul George$54.1M
74SGDerrick White$30.3M
60CMitchell RobinsonNO-TRADE$15.0M
55SFSam Hauser$10.8M
59PGPayton Pritchard$7.8M
51SFRon Harper Jr.NO-TRADE$3.2M
42PFChris Cenac Jr.NO-TRADE$3.0M
50SFHugo González$2.9M
57CLuka Garza$2.8M
52SGBaylor Scheierman$2.7M
60CNeemias Queta$2.7M
47PGMike ConleyNO-TRADE$2.4M
50SFJordan Walsh$2.4M
41SFDillon MitchellNO-TRADE$1.4M
49CAmari WilliamsNO-TRADE$0.7M
Draft capital
Own first-rounders
’27 kept’28 swap w/ SAS’29 → POR’30 kept’31 kept’32 kept
Incoming picks & swap rights
’28 1st · conditional’28 2nd · swap most’30 2nd · conditional’30 2nd · swap most’31 1st · from PHI’31 2nd · conditional
Full ledger — 6 in, 7 out
in 2028 — first round draft pick from Philadelphia
in 2028 — second round draft pick from Golden State, Milwaukee or Oklahoma City (most favorable)
in 2030 — second round draft pick from Charlotte
in 2030 — second round draft pick from Phoenix, Portland or Washington (most favorable)
in 2031 — first round draft pick from Philadelphia
in 2031 — second round draft pick from Houston
out 2027 — second round draft pick to Utah or Phoenix
out 2028 — first round draft pick to San Antonio (San Antonio incoming)
out 2028 — second round draft pick to New York
out 2029 — first round draft pick to Portland or Washington
out 2029 — second round draft pick to Oklahoma City
out 2030 — second round draft pick to Brooklyn
out 2031 — second round draft pick to Utah (effectively a swap, Cleveland incoming)