There is just over a month left until the start of the 2024-2025 NBA season and we begin our analysis of the teams. In this article we will review the team, the contracts and the chances that the Boston Celtics have of repeating the championship.
The Celtics are the reigning champions and could begin a dynasty led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the two most talented players on the roster. Have there been any changes to the team? What is the secret to Boston’s success? We try to answer these and other questions.
Boston Celtics team for 2024 – 2025
The Celtics are on the cusp of establishing a new dynasty in the NBA, with a team that is coming off a dominant championship run and has secured its two main stars through 2029. It will also have its most prominent role players.
Jayson Tatum has emerged as an NBA superstar on par with LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetekounmpo, who led their teams to championships over the past decade. It feels like Tatum’s legacy is just beginning and he can develop even further as a leader.
Jaylen Brown also has everything to improve, grow and develop his potential. At 27 years old, he was the best player in the 2024 NBA Finals and his preparation was brutal, with training sessions rarely seen. With the Jays, Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, Derrick White and Al Horford, the Boston Celtics team for the 2024 – 2025 season is the top candidate to repeat the ring.
Boston Celtics contracts for next season
Jayson Tatum will be the highest-paid player on the Celtics in the 2024-2025 season, with a salary of $49,350,000. However, it will be the last year in which he will have the highest salary, since Jaylen Brown will be the highest-paid player on the roster until 2030.
Tatum also signed the highest contract in NBA history, at $314 million over five years. Brown is second, with $71 million in 2029-30. In fact, the salaries of both players are equivalent to 42% of the total payroll.
The Celtics will be one of 14 franchises paying luxury taxes on high salaries. The third-highest paid player is Holiday, with a salary of $30 million, while Pozingis earns $29 million and White $19 million. It is the only NBA roster on which five players are paid $19 million or more.
Solobasket’s NBA prediction for the Celtics
There is no reason why the Boston Celtics are not the main candidate to win the NBA championship again. Not only do they keep their two stars, but also their coach and core. Coach Joe Mazzulla will once again design the same strategy: elite 3&D accompanying two stars like Tatum and Brown.
The forecast for the Boston Celtics is the same as that for the entire NBA: they are the team to beat, as they are the most complete and in the best shape, the one with the most versatility and the one that knew how to triumph last season. Will the Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks be able to face them?
