The Boston Celtics’ biggest offseason move this season was a heist, as team president Brad Stevens and the Celtics organization pulled off trading five bench players and a protected 2023 first-round draft pick for veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon. The move is going to cost the Celtics owners quite a bit as the team was over the luxury tax when picking up Brogdon’s $22.6 million cap hit, resulting in one of the NBA’s largest payrolls at more than $170 million for 2022-23.
Not only is this move providing more proven depth for the Celtics, it is also evidence that the front office believes that this team can return to the NBA Finals.
