For the last two seasons, they've been above the NBA's second tax apron, and being above for a third will lead to more frozen draft assets. The Celtics may trade Jrue Holiday or Derrick White to get under it this offseason, as both are on expensive, long-term contracts.

On Friday, the Boston Celtics’ season came to an end with a blowout loss at the hands of the New York Knicks in Game 6 of their second round series. While Jayson Tatum’s injury in Game 4 may have stuck the dagger in the Celtics’ season,

"It sucks," he said. "(We are) never going to get this season back, never going to have the exact same team again."