The Celtics entered the offseason staring at a projected $238 million luxury tax bill. To avoid this, Brad Stevens had to drop $20M in salary without completely gutting the team. He wasted no time in achieving that goal before we even got to the NBA Draft.
I won’t pretend that any of that was easy (most assumed it would take several incremental moves to achieve). However, it is always easier to dismantle a team than it is to build it back up. So, as we wait for the agreed upon trades to be officially completed and announced, the question that seems to be on every Celtics fan’s mind is, “now what?