Celtics Trade Xavier Tillman Sr. To Hornets, Get Out Of Luxury Tax

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• Celtics Trade Xavier Tillman Sr. To Hornets, Get Out Of Luxury Tax

  The Boston Celtics have traded Xavier Tillman Sr. to the Charlotte Hornets and are now out of the luxury tax. The Hornets will receive $3.5 million in cash as part of the deal. The Celtics entered the offseason in 2025 well into the second apron, but managed to unload several significant salaries and yet have remained competitive in the Eastern Conference without Jayson Tatum.

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  Article published:Feb 5, 4:11 PM ET

• Why the Celtics likely won’t be active in the buyout market

  Boston was able to get under the luxury tax at the trade deadline, how that affects their plans on the buyout market.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published:Feb 6, 4:12 AM ET

• Celtics trade Xavier Tillman Sr. to Hornets

  The Boston Celtics have completed a trade sending Xavier Tillman Sr. to the Charlotte Hornets, a move that drops Boston below the luxury-tax threshold. As part of the transaction, Charlotte will also receive $3.5 million in cash considerations. Boston entered the 2025 offseason deep into the second apron but has since worked its way out […] The post Celtics trade Xavier Tillman Sr. to Hornets appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

  Publisher:TalkBasket.netArticle published:Feb 5, 5:42 PM ET

• Celtics trade Josh Minott, Chris Boucher, and Xavier Tillman Sr to get below luxury tax

  Brad Stevens completes new ownership goal. Team will not pay any luxury tax & are now eligible to collect tax from more free spending teams. https://t.co/Z4XwqhlFc7 — CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) February 5, 2026 The Celtics kicked in the recently acquired 2027 Denver Nuggets 2nd round pick to Utah for them taking on Chris Boucher. Looks like Tillman's contract wqs dumped with only cash attached, while still waiting to see if any picks were exchanged in the Josh Minott deal to Brooklyn. Jos...

  Publisher:Celtics LifeArticle published:Feb 5, 4:14 PM ET

• Celtics Agree To Trade Tillman, Cash To Hornets

  More than an hour after the trade deadline passed, word of another deal has trickled in. According to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), the Celtics reached an agreement to send center Xavier Tillman Sr. and $3.5MM in cash to the Hornets. It’s a minor move relative to its on-court impact. Tillman, 27, has played […]

  Publisher:Hoops RumorsArticle published:Feb 5, 4:23 PM ET

• [Charania] The Boston Celtics traded Xavier Tillman Sr. to the Charlotte Hornets, sources tell ESPN. This gets the Celtics out of the luxury tax. Hornets get $3.5 million in the deal.

  Publisher:Reddit r/bostoncelticsArticle published:Feb 5, 4:10 PM ET

• Celtics Convert Amari Williams To 2-Year Contract

  Celtics promote promising young player and get closer to ducking the luxury tax.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published:Feb 5, 2:04 PM ET

• [Smith] The Celtics are now one move from getting out of the luxury tax entirely. Keep an eye on a Xavier Tillman Sr. move. Boston has added center depth with Nikola Vucevic and converting Amari Williams to a standard contract.

  Publisher:Reddit r/bostoncelticsArticle published:Feb 5, 2:04 PM ET