The NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) was designed to put pressure on teams like the Boston Celtics. who will begin feeling the pinch as soon as this offseason. Per HoopsHype’s Yossi Gozlan, the Celtics will come in at roughly $4 million over the tax and $11 million below the second tax apron or ‘supertax’. This figure only counts the 13 players the team already has under contract next season, and could see Boston end up over that second apron should they elect to sign Grant Williams to a new deal.
Such a move would bring a number of limitations on what clubs like Boston can do to build their team. This includes no more cap exceptions save the veteran’s minimum, access to buyout players, and being unable to take on more than 110% of the money that they send out in trades.
