With the Celtics' season and the NBA draft lottery in the rearview mirror, the focus of the franchise has shifted to potentially trading for New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis. This post will address some of the rules, considerations, and timelines to know in thinking about trading for Davis. This is not an analysis of what would make a fair trade offer; any example trades are constructed to illustrate trade math or a rule and not a comment on talent or trade "fairness."
Designated Rookie Extensions
Kyrie Irving's
Salary Matching Rules in Trades
Al Horford
Marcus Morris
Terry Rozier
Player Options
Al Horford
Aron Baynes
Jrue Holliday
Zion Williamson
Kevin Durant
Trading New Draftees
David Griffin
Kevin Love
Andrew Wiggins
Anthony Davis's Trade Bonus
$24,825,577
$21,574,414
Sign-and-Trades
Base Year Compensation
Marcus Morris
Terry Rozier
Daniel Theis
Direct S&T Leverage
3rd Team S&T
Jayson Tatum,
Guerschon Yabusele
Robert Williams
Tax Apron Considerations
Mid-level Exception Replacement S&T
Kyrie Irving S&T
EDIT: This section has been updated to reflect that Irving would be a base year compensation player if used in a sign-and-trade. The original posting incorrectly said that he could be moved to create an exception up to $32.7M.
Final Considerations
LeBron James
Danny Ainge
Tyler Zeller
Marcus Thornton