Shams: Pritchard Extends (2 Yrs/$44M with Option)

[Donoghus]

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Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has agreed to a two-year, $44.2 million contract extension, plus a mutual option in the 2029-30 season, CAA Co-Head of Basketball Austin Brown and agent Max Saidman tell ESPN.

Great value here by the C's.

[Who]

He sold himself cheap here.

[A Future of Stevens]

Mutual option? Is that a thing?

Honestly its a great deal for the Celtics

[ozgod]

He sold himself cheap here.

I thought he would go for at least $25m. That's still a solid number for the Cs.

So our cap in 2028-29 (with the luxury tax repeater rate reset) looks like:

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We will be just below the salary cap with 10 rostered players, including Tatum, White, PP Hauser, Robinson, Queta, Cenac, Harper and Hugo, we would have the rights to match any offer for Baylor, plus we would be $41m below the tax line, $50m below the 1st apron and $65m below the second apron.  Plenty of money to spend on the next 4-5 players