Boston Celtics 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet
Updated · 2026-27 season
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PF | Jayson Tatum | 28 | $58.46M | $62.79M | $67.12M | $71.45M | — | Trade Kicker: 15% |
| SG | Paul George | 36 | $54.13M | $56.59M | UFA / $63.9M | — | — | |
| PG | Derrick White | 32 | $30.35M | $32.60M | $34.84M | — | — | Trade Kicker: 15% |
| C | Mitchell Robinson | 28 | $15.04M | $15.80M | $16.55M | UFA / $31.4M | — | |
| SF | Sam Hauser | 28 | $10.85M | $11.65M | $12.46M | UFA / $22.1 M | — | |
| PG | Payton Pritchard | 28 | $7.77M | $8.30M | $21.23M | $22.93M | UFA / $15.8 M | |
| SG | Ron Harper Jr. | 26 | $3.15M | $3.31M | $3.47M | $3.78M | UFA / $7.2M | |
| PF | Chris Cenac Jr | 19 | $2.99M | $3.14M | $3.29M | $5.93M | RFA / $14.8M | |
| SF | Hugo González | 20 | $2.92M | $3.06M | $5.53M | RFA / $16.6 M | — | |
| C | Luka Garza | 27 | $2.80M | UFA / $2.6 M | — | — | — | |
| SG | Baylor Scheierman | 25 | $2.74M | $4.95M | RFA / $14.9M | — | — | |
| C | Neemias Queta | 26 | $2.67M | $12.50M | $13.50M | $14.50M | $15.50M | UFA / $23.5M |
| PG | Mike Conley | 39 | $2.45M | UFA / $2.6M | — | — | — | |
| SF | Jordan Walsh | 22 | $2.41M | $5.00M | $5.25M | $5.50M | UFA / $10.2M | |
| PG | Devin Carter | 24 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| C | Amari Williams | 24 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| SF | Dillon Mitchell | 23 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| Total | $198.72M | |||||||
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Blake Griffin | 37 | $2.45M | $2.61M | $2.79M | $2.97M | $3.17M | |
| SF | Torrey Craig | 35 | $2.45M | $2.61M | $2.79M | $2.97M | $3.17M | |
| PG | Dalano Banton | 26 | $2.45M | — | — | — | — | |
| G | Max Shulga | 24 | $2.19M | — | — | — | — | |
| PF | Mfiondu Kabengele | 29 | $2.19M | $2.33M | $2.49M | $2.65M | $2.83M | |
| Total | $11.72M | |||||||
| CAP | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $183,224,047 | $124,083,249 | $15,500,000 |
| Dead Money | |||||
| Luxury Tax Total | $198,722,406 | $219,682,471 | $183,224,047 | $124,083,249 | $15,500,000 |
| Luxury Tax Room | $1,705,594 | -$5,842,471 | $44,925,953 | $119,334,751 | $244,207,000 |
| Apron Total | $198,722,406 | $219,682,471 | $183,224,047 | $124,083,249 | $15,500,000 |
| 1st Apron Space | $10,292,594 | $3,319,529 | $54,700,953 | $129,763,751 | $255,334,000 |
| 2nd Apron Space | $22,963,594 | $16,838,529 | $69,124,953 | $145,152,751 | $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 | $191,288,418 | $132,687,278 | $24,679,800 |
| Cap Space (after holds) | -$45,480,418 | -$51,241,030 | -$3,510,418 | $67,656,722 | $189,071,200 |
The Boston Celtics carry $198,722,406 in salary for 2026-27, the 13th 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 3 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).