When Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles in Game 4 of a second-round loss to the New York Knicks, the range of potential outcomes for the Celtics’ offseason expanded. Staring at a salary-cap mess, they would have likely needed to stomach significant change anyway, but the injury brought additional possibilities into play.

The Boston Celtics have a salary cap problem, but they could get out of the second apron with a bold trade idea that brings them two new starters from the Utah Jazz.

Celtics Receive Major Kristaps Porzingis Update Before NBA Offseason Due to the Celtics being over the second apron of the salary cap, many around the NBA are expecting Boston to break up its core. This could see the Celtics part with a few key contributors this summer,

NBA draft is less than two weeks away, set to go down on Wednesday, June 25. These are the prospects Boston has worked out to date.

Boston currently owns two of the top 32 picks in the 2025 NBA Draft: its own late in the first round (No. 28) and the second selection of the second round, which it acquired from Detroit two years ago.

While the recovery of Jayson Tatum and now Jaylen Brown are the main focus of the Celtics offseason, what could be a busy summer for Brad Stevens will get underway in less than two weeks. Boston has a pair of picks in the upcoming NBA Draft,