You can take back 150% of the salary you send out.
As a tax-paying team, the Celtics can only take back 125$ plus 100K.
11.4 x 1.25 = 14.25 ... Still works.
ANyhow... whatever. I'll get over it. Just would have been nice to at least be mildly competitive in the first round. This team has reached no-mans land. Is what it is. Stinks accepting that your team isn't relevant anymore. It was a fun 3.5 year run.
Kaman had a large trade kicker in his contract, reports say 1 full 15%. So it doesn't work without a third team.