Boston’s Smart Salary Moves with TPEs…
Over the summer, the Boston Celtics were busier than a squirrel with a caffeine addiction, and they managed to create some Traded Player Exceptions, or TPEs for short. These TPEs are like those magical gift cards that never expire! Boston traded Jrue Holiday for Anfernee Simons, snagging a $4.7M TPE expiring in mid-2026. Trading Kristaps Porzingis for Georges Niang gave them another TPE, worth a staggering $22.5M. Last but not least, a swap of Niang for RJ Luis Jr. created an $8.2M TPE to keep their salary diet in check.
Now, what can Boston do with these TPEs? Well, TPEs are like golden tickets from Willy Wonka’s basketball factory, allowing the team to acquire players without breaking the bank. However, they can’t be used to sign free agents or for combining salaries like a wild blender experiment. Boston must be sneaky, using the TPEs before they evaporate into thin air like magical smoke. Brad Stevens will need clever moves to bolster the team, using these TPEs while spinning basketballs on each finger to dazzle folks with his balancing act!
