The Boston Celtics have the biggest traded-player exception (TPE) in league history to work with to fortify their team ahead of the Mar. 25 trade deadline in their efforts to make a run at a title after sign-and-trading Gordon Hayward to the Charlotte Hornets in the offseason.
But, they don’t necessarily need to use all of the $28.5 million exception — or even any of it this season to accomplish those goals. In fact, they couldn’t use all of it even if they wanted to after the sign-and-trade triggered a hard cap for the season, though they do have about $22 million to play with.
If they did use a sizeable part, they’ll jump even further into the luxury tax, exacerbated by the ever-more punitive repeater tax structure, making fielding a contender increasingly onerous.
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) January 29, 2021
