The Boston Celtics could be sold for a historic price if the franchise is purchased anytime soon. According to ESPN , the Boston Celtics could command the highest sale price in the history of the NBA. They speculate it could surpass the current record held by Mat Ishbia, who paid $4 billion to acquire the franchise from disgraced owner Robert Sarver.
“Currently the Boston Celtics are for sale, and there are indications they could produce the highest price ever for an NBA team, which is currently held by Mat Ishbia’s purchase of the Suns." "That could even further reset the market, and that is a contributing factor in the NBA’s decision to go slower on expansion and wait for that sale to happen, league sources said.” The Celtics are currently owned by a majority ownership led by the Grousbeck family.
The team would like to start the process of a sale within the next year or two and finalize the transaction by 2028. It was recently reported that the Wyc Grousbeck and the Grousbeck family decided to put the team up for sale due to the massive skyrocketing payroll the franchise has accrued. Considering that they signed Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum to two of the most expensive player contracts in NBA history, that is not surprising at all.
The Celtics' payroll is expected to balloon up to $500 million by the 2025-26 NBA season. With such a massive wage bill at their hands, the Grousbeck family trust will be looking to secure a deal sooner rather than later. The speculatio.