BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 10: Owner Wyc Grousbeck of the Boston Celtics reacts during the second half of a game against the Sacramento Kings at TD Garden on January 10, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)Getty ImagesWyc Grousbeck and his family may have just sold the Boston Celtics to Bill Chisholm and his investors for a record $6.
1 billion. Grousbeck will remain as team governor and work with the new owners through 2028.That has raised one big question: The Boston Celtics are about to get historically expensive, are Chisholm and his team going to pay up to keep a championship team together? Next season, the Celtics' payroll is expected to be around $230 million — they have $225 million on the books without re-signing Al Horford or Luke Kornet, both free agents — and that would bring a luxury tax bill of around $270 million, or a total of $500 million to keep this contending roster together? Will the new owners pay that?Here is what new ownership would inherit for next season:- 11 players under contract- 2 picks in the top-32 pic.
twitter.com/Z6xe8DtE3o— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) March 20, 2025The question isn't the money, it's the second apron basketball penalties that will keep Boston from living above the tax line, Grousbeck said during a re.
