Trade Radar · open rumor · Saturday, September 5 · 1 d ago
Atlantic Notes: Clippers’ Draft Picks, Celtics, Sixers, Brown, Randle
Reported by Brian RobbRead the original report ↗
The Celtics are in position to benefit from the harsh penalties handed out to the Clippers for salary cap circumvention, according to Brian Robb of MassLive. Part of the return in the deal that send Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia this summer was a first-round pick/swap of the 2028 selection that originally belonged to Los Angeles. […]
Confidence
59%
| Reporter starting tier | 60 | 1 call on the ledger, tier used until 5 |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −1 | 1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Jaylen Brown
76ers · G-F · 28.7 pts · 6.9 reb · 5.1 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $57.08M · next season $61.02M
Boston Celtics
$201.4M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet
LA Clippers
$196.9M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Jaylen Brown → Celtics
Send out at least $45.46M
The Celtics are in the tax, so to take on $57.08M they need to send out $45.46M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.
Jaylen Brown → Clippers
Send out at least $45.46M
The Clippers are over the cap, so to take on $57.08M they need to send out $45.46M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.
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