It's been a summer of savings for the Boston Celtics, who've shed hundreds of millions of dollars in salary and luxury tax payments for the 2025-26 season.

The Celtics acquired Anfernee Simons in the deal that sent Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers, but Simons is widely viewed as a potential trade candidate. He is entering the final year of his contract and is slated to earn $27.7 million this coming season. Evidently, Boston would prefer to cut bait with him.

The former Boston Celtics champion explained why Jayson Tatum could struggle if he returns to the rotation in the upcoming season

Where will the Boston Celtics end up in the NBA's Eastern Conference standings at the end of the 2025-26 regular season? The Celtics have taken a clear step back in a season they will be without star forward Jayson Tatum due to an Achilles tendon tear,