<span class="spacing"><hr size="1" /> <div id="post_message_4936609">Link <div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset "> The Celtics need some financial positives to offset the enormous expense they are undertaking by signing Garnett, whose contract will likely put the team over the NBA's "luxury tax" cap. Since the trade for Garnett involved five Celtics players, they will have to sign other players to fill out their roster. Pagulica said he expects the Celtics to pay between $5 million and $10 million in luxury cap fees. </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> The luxury tax is 67.865M. The Celtics salary, after the trade and after presumed signings of Pruitt and Davis to the minimum, have committed 68.657M. Pagulica said that the Celtics will pay 5-10M in luxury tax fees meaning the Celtics plan to go 5-10M over the tax. That means they will likely spend 4.2 to 9.2M more on veterans. Very cool.</div></span>
Link <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" width="100%"><tbody><tr> <td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset "> Presently, agents and league sources confirm that the Celts are looking at four point guards and five big men as they try to find the right players to support their talented trio. Eddie House, Troy Hudson, Brevin Knight and Charlie Bell are reportedly on the point guard list. Bell is a restricted free agent, which makes his situation a little different (Milwaukee can match any offer he gets). Hudson had his contract bought out by the Timberwolves yesterday, making him a free agent. And while the C’s were previously steering away from Knight because of alleged locker room issues, a source said, “Hey, just about everyone that’s out there now has (a few) spots.” <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td height="8"></td></tr></tbody></table>As for big men, Doc Rivers said the Celts are “very interested” in Dikembe Mutombo as a backup center, while P.J. Brown, Michael Ruffin, Calvin Booth and Scot Pollard are also under consideration.</td></tr></tbody></table>
It is nice that the owner is willing to spend money, but where is he going to get the 9.2M? The MLE isn't that much.</p> </p> WhatkindoflockerroomissuearetherewithKnight? Idon'trememberhearingaboutanyissueswithhim.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gambitnut)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> It is nice that the owner is willing to spend money, but where is he going to get the 9.2M? The MLE isn't that much.</p> </p> WhatkindoflockerroomissuearetherewithKnight? Idon'trememberhearingaboutanyissueswithhim.</p> </div></p> TheCelticsstillhavetheMLE,theLLE(BAE)andanexceptionfromaprevioustrade(possiblythe2ndAntoineWalkerdeal)aswellastheleaguesminimum.</p>
