Boston Celtics Set Up To OUTMANEUVER Rivals For Free Agents and Trades?

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🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics set the stage for a pivotal offseason as tough salary cap decisions loom. Can Brad Stevens keep the championship window open while navigating luxury tax risks and key player options? John Karalis of Celtics On SI teams up with salary cap expert Keith Smith of Spotrac to break down Boston’s financial flexibility, including their $27.7M trade exception from the Anfernee Simons deal, the mid-level exception, and the impact of repeater tax penalties. The episode digs into possible roster moves—Will Sam Hauser be traded to create cap space? Could the Celtics target big names via sign-and-trade using their exceptions? Insightful discussion covers the ownership group's approach to spending, strategic financial maneuvering, and how Boston’s unique cap situation could shape the roster around Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, and Derrick White. With Kristaps Porziņģis and Joe Mazzulla central to future plans, every contract decision matters for the Celtics’ championship ambitions.

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0:00.0	Now on the Locked-on Celtics podcast, we're setting up the plan for the Boston Celtics
0:04.3	off-season with Spottracks Keith Smith.
0:20.2	Hey there, welcome back to the show.
0:21.7	I am John Corrales coming up on today's show.
0:25.8	Keith Smith from SpotTrack and the front office show is here to, we had a long, long
0:32.1	conversation.
0:32.7	We spoke for over an hour talking about the Celtics off season.
0:37.3	So I'm breaking it up into two podcasts plus a bonus podcast.
0:41.9	The bonus podcast will be on the Janus and Tentencumpo stuff specifically.
0:46.2	So that's coming out later.
0:48.5	Today we're setting the stage for the Celtics off season,
0:52.3	all the tools that they have, the reasoning for their approach.
0:56.9	All of that is coming up on today's show.
0:59.5	So let's get into the conversation here with Keith Smith.
1:03.1	All right, Keith, a lot's ahead of us here when it comes to the Boston Celtics
1:07.6	off season.
1:09.2	Let's, let's educate everybody.
1:11.9	Let's start at the top.
1:15.4	What do they actually have to spend?
1:18.8	I've gone over some things.
1:20.3	I want to make sure that what you say matches what I say.
1:23.6	Because if it doesn't, then I'm wrong.
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