Devin Carter's deal is now filed at $2,449,421, closing a move Boston agreed to on September 14. The bigger unresolved matter is Jayson Tatum's knee, with camp about to open while he's still listed day-to-day.
Devin Carter's deal now has a number attached.
Boston logged Carter's contract today at $2,449,421, closing a signing that had already been reported and worked into guard rotation plans on September 14. Nothing about his role changed; the paperwork just caught up to the transaction.
Tatum is day-to-day as camp is about to open.
Jayson Tatum carries a day-to-day tag for a left knee issue, with a return eyed for October 1, roughly a week before Boston's preseason opener at Cleveland on October 8. If that holds, he would be back well ahead of the regular-season opener at Detroit on October 20.
Boston already sits above the luxury line before camp starts.
Payroll totals $203.9 million against a $200.4 million luxury line, with Tatum's $58.5 million and Paul George's $54.1 million carrying most of the weight. That gap was built over the summer, not by anything filed this week, but it caps how much room is left to add.
What the front office still has room to do is the open question.
With the books already over the line and camp about to convene, whatever comes next will likely come from bit players — two-way spots, minimum deals, players like Carter. Nothing reported so far names a next step.
Is Devin Carter's contract official now?
Yes. It was logged September 19 at $2,449,421, formalizing a signing first reported on September 14.
When is Jayson Tatum expected back?
He is day-to-day with a left knee issue and an estimated return date of October 1, ahead of Boston's October 8 preseason opener at Cleveland.
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