Celtics plans to compete for the championship, "But offseason could change that

In the last 72 hours of Boston Celtics They were eliminated from playoffs, were the whirling of emotions, conversations and lack of sleep for Brad Stevens.

The President of the Team basketball operations is fully aware that it is for him and the front office because Celticic moves to the out-of-season that will be full of challenges that are expected and unexpected entering this season.

“I know there will be a lot of questions about what is next,” Stevens said during his seasonal conference on the end of Monday. “At the end of the day, I think everyone will drive the same thing that is always the vehicle and that is” How we are in Mix to compete best for the best championship “”

Opposition, however, will be harder than ever for Celtic during the Jaison Tatum-Jailen Brown Era and certainly under Stevens guidelines.

Boston faces two great questions: Superstar Jaison Tatum is set to miss most of the following season due to the destroying torn Achilla Tendon who suffered Loss game 4 on New York Knicks; And the Celtics face strong decisions staff, financial penalties are also listed due to their situation.

“The next time Jaison Tatum is playing – if we assume it will miss all 2025. years – this team will be so drastically different,” Fox Sports “Nick Vright said on Monday” first “first”.

With Boston’s payroll for the next season on the way to come to about 225 million dollars, the tax law on next year would be almost $ 280 million. The combined potential of $ 500 million in the total price would be a ligant record under the current very restrictive agreement on collective negotiation.

It is unclear whether the incoming team property will want to pay those high punishments after they are objecting to the purchase in March, it is expected to have a final price of at least 6.1 billion dollars. If they do not, it means that they will have to separate with, probable, multiple players from their title Tim 2024. Years.

“I know there will be salaries,” Vright said. “If I were a Celtic fan, I would just hope that the next time Jaison Tatum took over the court, Jailen Browns and Derrick White His teammates are still and I don’t know if it is possible. “

To make it possible, Boston would surely have to trade Jrue HolidayKristaps Porzingis and Hauser Sam. Vacation is set to earn $ 104 million in the next three seasons. Porzingis has been left for a year at agreement, to $ 30.7 million. And Hauser was under contract for three years, 35 million dollars. While the contracts of Porzingis and Hauser may not seem excessively expensive, they cost more than the value of persons due to penalties, Kelters must pay for them to be over 2. Apron.

“If I’m just a trade I’m Hauser, it would save $ 62 million because $ 10 million contract costs 50 million dollars of punishment,” Vright said.

Speaks in estimates, but feeling is clear. Boston is in a bad place.

Similar penalties would be incurred if they want to return free agents Al Horford and Hatch grain. ESPN has reported For every $ 3 million, Boston spends, another $ 25 million would pick up per person. Simply put, if Horford for some reason, he arranged for a year, $ 3 million, it would cost a total of $ 28 million.

The second question for Boston is that Brooklyn networks and pistons in Detroit really are the only two teams that have space from the cap. So, it will be difficult to just insulate its problems, because these teams can ask that the large draft capital takes over Boston’s contracts about big money.

“The next time Jaison Tatum is playing – if we assume it will be missing all 2025. years – this team will be as drastically different,” Vright said.

Stevens, General Manager, mostly refused to provide details about what will enter that process, saying he would have more to say about it NBA Draft. But he admitted that it is unclear whether the so-called championship windows become smaller due to the current CBA.

“It’s a good question. I don’t know,” Stevens said. “I certainly think it is certainly more challenging in certain circumstances for sure.”

Was also clear that though though other factors like Jailen Brown Management What the Stevens confirmed partially torn meniscus in the right knee, or Kristaps Porzingis Dealing with “Post-virus syndrome” did not prevent Boston avoiding becoming sixth champion from a flat defense counsel that it would not expose it from the second round next season.

“I’d rather talk about CBA and all that shit,” Stevens joke. “The reality is we blew the first two york, and that’s why we put ourselves in a tough. … that’s not on any one person. It’s not out of a bad decision. It’s not bad luck. It’s We Had An Opportunity to win Those First Two Home Games and We Put OurSELVES Behind The 8-Ball. “

As for the appearance that goes forward for Brown and Porzingis, Stevens said that he hopes that absence is far from the court will not extend.

He said Brown passed him that his knee felt better until the end of New York series and encourage Porzingis’s plans for Latvia on Eurobasket in August.

It also has confidence that brown can play any role needed next season during the absence of tatum.

“These guys have been the basic parts of this program for some time. So there’s no question in this regard,” Stevens said. “They, they have achieved so much. And they certainly deserve all recognition and praise and admit to get. But, yes, it is a huge part of us is the best version of yourself.”

The associated press has contributed to this report.

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