Boston Celtics 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet

Updated · 2026–27 season

Boston Celtics
2026–27 Salary Cap Sheet
Payroll
$198.7M
Cap Space
-$33.8M
Tax Room
+$1.7M
1st Apron Room
+$10.3M
2nd Apron Room
+$23.0M
Hard Cap
1st Apron
Over Cap

Cap Position

Payroll$198.7M
Salary Cap$165.0M
Luxury Tax$200.4M
1st Apron$209.0M
2nd Apron$221.7M
KEYTeam OptionPlayer OptionMutual OptionEstimated SalaryNon-Guaranteed
Active Roster14/15 + 2/3
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
PFJayson Tatum28$58.46M$62.79M$67.12M$71.45MTrade Kicker: 15%
SGPaul George36$54.13M$56.59MUFA / $63.9M
PGDerrick White32$30.35M$32.60M$34.84MTrade Kicker: 15%
CMitchell Robinson28$15.04M$15.80M$16.55MUFA / $31.4M
SFSam Hauser28$10.85M$11.65M$12.46MUFA / $22.1 M
PGPayton Pritchard28$7.77M$8.30MUFA / $15.8 M
SGRon Harper Jr.26$3.15M$3.31M$3.47M$3.78MUFA / $7.2M
PFChris Cenac Jr19$2.99M$3.14M$3.29M$5.93MRFA / $14.8M
SFHugo González20$2.92M$3.06M$5.53MRFA / $16.6 M
CLuka Garza27$2.80MUFA / $2.6 M
SGBaylor Scheierman25$2.74M$4.95MRFA / $14.9M
CNeemias Queta26$2.67M$12.50M$13.50M$14.50M$15.50MUFA / $23.5M
PGMike Conley38$2.45MUFA / $2.6M
SFJordan Walsh22$2.41M$5.00M$5.25M$5.50MUFA / $10.2M
CAmari Williams24Two-WayYear 1
SFDillon Mitchell22Two-WayYear 1
Total$198.72M
Cap Holds
PosPlayerAge2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Notes
CBlake Griffin37$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
SFTorrey Craig35$2.45M$2.61M$2.79M$2.97M$3.17M
PGDalano Banton26$2.45M
GMax Shulga24$2.19M
PFMfiondu Kabengele29$2.19M$2.33M$2.49M$2.65M$2.83M
Total$11.72M
Summary
CAP2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31
Salary Cap$164,961,000$176,000,000$187,778,000$200,344,000$213,751,000
Active Salary$198,722,406$219,682,471$161,995,847$101,156,793$15,500,000
Dead Money
Luxury Tax Total$198,722,406$219,682,471$161,995,847$101,156,793$15,500,000
Luxury Tax Room$1,705,594-$5,842,471$66,154,153$142,261,207$244,207,000
Apron Total$198,722,406$219,682,471$161,995,847$101,156,793$15,500,000
1st Apron Space$10,292,594$3,319,529$75,929,153$152,690,207$255,334,000
2nd Apron Space$22,963,594$16,838,529$90,353,153$168,079,207$271,753,000
Cap Holds$11,719,012$7,558,559$8,064,371$8,604,029$9,179,800
Total Cap Allocations$210,441,418$227,241,030$170,060,218$109,760,822$24,679,800
Cap Space (after holds)-$45,480,418-$51,241,030$17,717,782$90,583,178$189,071,200

The Boston Celtics carry $198,722,406 in salary for 2026–27, the 14th largest payroll in the league.

That is $33.8M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.

They sit +$1.7M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.

With +$10.3M of room below the first apron and +$23.0M below the second, they keep the full set of exceptions and the ordinary salary-matching rules in a trade.

They are hard-capped at the 1st Apron ($209.0M), a ceiling the payroll cannot cross for the rest of the season by any means.

This team has 14 players on standard contracts and 2 two-way deals.

Jayson Tatum is the largest cap hit on the roster at $58,456,566, 29.4% of team payroll, ahead of Paul George ($54.1M) and Derrick White ($30.3M).

They have $43,329,737 of spending power available across 6 exceptions, the largest a $27.7M TPE (Anfernee Simons).

Committed salary rises to $219,682,471 for 2027-28, held by 12 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.

One of their future draft picks is frozen and cannot be traded (2032).