Now that the dust has settled on Danny's roster moves and signings, it's time to take a look at the state of the Celtics, where the roster stands and where they stand in regard to the salary cap and payroll. First, salary cap is set at $58,044,000 this season. The tax threshold is $70,307,000 and the Celtics must stay within $4 million of that threshold in order to use the $5 million MLE to sign Jason Terry. So, in effect, the Celtics have a hard cap of $74,307,000 that they must stay below.
Now, let's take a look at the Celtics roster and salary for 2012-13. With the signing of Keyon Dooling today, the Celtics now have 16 players on the roster. This includes 3 non-guaranteed contracts. Second round draft pick was signed to a 2 year non-guaranteed contract at the rookie minimum. Dionte Christmas also was signed to a 2 year contract at the rookie minimum but reports are that his is partially guaranteed. Finally, Jamar Smith has a 1 year non-guaranteed contract...
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Jason Terry,
Keyon Dooling,
Rajon Rondo,
Avery Bradley,
Courtney Lee,
Paul Pierce,
Brandon Bass,
Jeff Green,
Jared Sullinger,
Kris Joseph,
Kevin Garnett,
Chris Wilcox,
Jason Collins,
Fab Melo
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