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It s damn! The Celtics will pay a luxury tax of 25 million next signing a player of 3 million

May 17th An NBA playoff game ended today, the Celtics lost to the Knicks 81-119 away, and were eliminated 2-4 in a big score and stopped in the second round.

In the 2025-26 season, the Celtics are expected to have a salary of US$231 million (the salary for a first-round pick is included), far exceeding the second rich line (US$207.8 million). The luxury tax is expected to be $263 million (the luxury tax line is $187.8 million).

Not only that, the Celtics will have to pay a rare luxury tax for every amount of money spent next. They will pay a player with an annual salary of 3 million yuan, and they will have to pay a luxury tax of 25 million yuan.