The union criticizes the system that forced Boston to dismantle its roster to avoid the restrictive second apron
NBPA blasts NBA salary cap after Celtics trade Jaylen Brown
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In the summer of 2025, the Celtics traded away Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis and allowed Al Horford and Luke Kornet to leave via free agency to clear the second apron, which limits teams from making certain trades, signing free agents, and aggregating salaries for deals. If not, then we’ll have to wait until the till ’29 or ’30.” Stevens brought up an interesting idea during his press conference last week, that if Brown's salary only counted as 25 percent of the cap instead of 35, the Celtics may not have needed to trade him.
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In the summer of 2025, the Celtics traded away Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis and allowed Al Horford and Luke Kornet to leave via free agency to clear the second apron, which limits teams from making certain trades, signing free agents, and aggregating salaries for deals.
according to The Boston GlobeIf not, then we’ll have to wait until the till ’29 or ’30.” Stevens brought up an interesting idea during his press conference last week, that if Brown's salary only counted as 25 percent of the cap instead of 35, the Celtics may not have needed to trade him.
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