The Celtics’ 2019 off-season has numerous realistic outcomes, many of which result in the team heading into next season over the salary cap. As Keith Smith outlined, even in a scenario where Kyrie Irving leaves, Al Horford opts out to sign a team-friendly deal, and most everything else stays the same, Boston would still be over the cap. This leaves Boston with the Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level exception (worth $9.2 million) and the Bi-Annual exception ($3.6 million) to sign free agents. There is a timeline where the Celtics could land pretty far under the cap, but it seems unlikely so we’re going to assume they’ll be over the cap during free agency.
Free agent targets: Patrick Beverley
