Change was inevitable. The Celtics’ roster is prohibitively expensive and the punitive measures placed on big spenders under a new collective bargaining agreement will soon force Boston to trim ...

Currently, the Celtics are facing a substantial tax bill that could reach as high as $280 million. That figure stems from their sky-high payroll and their status as a repeater team — meaning they've gone over the cap in three of the last four years.

The Boston Celtics are staring down a pivotal offseason, and while there’s no full-blown fire sale happening in Beantown, whispers of possible roster changes are starting to echo louder.

The Boston Celtics could explore a roster shakeup ... would be surprised if there are changes coming to this roster.” Charania would go on to explain that the choices come down to salary cap ...

at least with this current roster configuration. As ESPN's Shams Charania noted during an appeared on Thursday's The Pat McAfee Show, the Celtics may be forced to make some changes from a ...

One offseason move that the Celtics are considering is the addition of EuroLeague star Nigel Hayes-Davis. Hayes-Davis plays for Fenerbahçe in Turkey and the Celtics have expressed interest in signing him in the past. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzula, was recently spotted in Turkey on a scouting trip for Hayes-Davis.

When Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles in Game 4 of a second-round loss to the New York Knicks, the range of potential outcomes for the Celtics’ offseason expanded. Staring at a salary-cap mess, they would have likely needed to stomach significant change anyway, but the injury brought additional possibilities into play.

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