The Doomsday of the Formation: 500 million salary detonates the locker room, the Celtics Double Tenhua must leave one person

Less than a year since the Celtics won the 18th championship in the team history, the scene of Tatum falling to the ground in pain in Madison Garden has become a cruel metaphor - the reversal of fate is in an instant. The ruptured Achilles tendon of this core adds another cloud to Boston's already foggy offseason. Although the Celtics who lost Tatum still have playoff competitiveness (the team's net win in 100 rounds + 8.7 points when he left the game this season), the management led by new boss Bill Chisholm faces the ultimate problem: how to maintain the grand team under the current labor agreement?

Salary Observation

Celtics are expected to pay more than $240 million next season, once again crossing the second rich line. In an interview with WEEI in March, the current boss Grossbeck bluntly said: "The luxury tax is not the key, the real shackles are the punishment clauses at the basketball level. The new league design regulations are to curb the crazy burning of money. "

Teams that cross the second rich line will lose the following authority:

- Packing contracts in the transaction

-Use more than 100% of transaction specials

-Paying cash compensation

-Use existing transaction specials

-Signing contracts with annual salary of more than 14.1 million yuan

The most lethal limit is: if you exceed the line for two consecutive years, the team will lose the right to trade the first round of the next seven years (for example, the Celtics can no longer trade the first round of 2032, and if you exceed the line again next season, the signing in 2033 will also be frozen). The Clippers let George go and the Nuggets give up Pope are both terms, but the special thing about Boston is that 12 players will reduce their burdens during the contract period next season, and the loss can only be achieved through transactions.

Offseason Finance

The price of forming a championship lineup is a record bill: including the first round pick, the Celtics will have a offseason salary of $231 million and a luxury tax penalty of $263 million. This means that for every extra 3 million spent, an additional 25 million tax is required. The team has surpassed the second richest line by 22 million.

Management priority

Basketball Operations President Stevens faces three major options:

1. Keep your current lineup until the transaction deadline. But considering that without a team in February, this plan is extremely risky.

2. Reducing spending will retain the core: reorganization around Tatum, Brown and White (all three-person contracts are to the 2028-29 season). Possible transactions for Porzingis (30.7 million contract expiration), Hauser (44 million in four years) or Holiday. Sending off the Posses can reduce salary below the second line, and the Nets are the only team that can directly take over its contract.

3. Transitional season strategy: Rebuild with Tatum and White as the core, aiming for the 2026-27 season. This plan requires trading Brown (236 million for the remaining four years) in exchange for draft picks + young players + expiration contracts.

Contract renewal observation

In view of financial pressure, the Celtics may not make any major moves during the offseason. Bosho, Horford and Walsh are eligible for renewal, but the management is likely to be on the wait-and-see attitude.

lineup shortcomings

front court depth is in urgent need: If Horford/Connet leave the team and Tatum is absent for a long time, the Celtics' double tower combination with a net victory of 19.7 in 100 rounds will become a masterpiece.

Draft Asset

has 5 first-round picks in the next seven years, but due to the 2032 signing, it is frozen + the 2029 signing is attributable to the Trail Blazers/Wiacs, and the first round of trading is only 2026 or 2027 signing. Another 5 second round picks are available.

(text/mango)