Celtics predicted to cut ties with superstar: 'On his way out the door' | Sporting News

The Boston Celtics will soon undergo an ownership change, and that might result in the Celtics cutting ties with one of their superstars.

Bostons loaded roster brings with it a fat luxury tax bill, and at the top of the Celtics' salary sheet are two players set to earn a combined $107.2 million next season, a figure which balloons up to a combined $132 million by 2028.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown deserve supermax money, no doubt, but will Bostons new ownership group whoever that ends up being decide its more prudent to move on from one of these two assets, especially if the Celtics dont repeat as champions this season? Bill Simmons discussed this question on Thursday with his father during an episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast.

When (owners) come in from outside of Massachusetts, they come in with ...

different ideas, the elder Simmons pointed out.

They all wanna do their one thing, the younger Simmons replied.

And then you end up in the Luka Doncic situation, where you have the new Dallas owners (saying), yeah, lets trade him! Simmonss father, also named Bill Simmons, then speculated that new ownership in Boston might decide that trading Brown is the move.

If they dont have deep enough pockets, Browns probably on his way out the door, he said.

The younger Simmons then reinforced his fathers point by bringing up the tax bill.

The tax bill is pretty crazy ...

I think some of it will depend on what happens in the playoffs ...

I dont know whats gonna happen, he said.

Youre gonna have this new owner group paying $6-plus billion.

The team lets say they dont win the title and then theyre looking at a tax bill of $200 million on top of what they just paid.

Brown, 28, has $236.2 million left on his deal over the next four years.

Trading Brown has been a recurring thought piece in the media that doesnt appear to be going away, but a second consecutive Celtics title this season would do much to banish the idea from online discourse for a time.

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