Boston Celtics

What draft picks do the Boston Celtics have?

The Celtics control 6 first-round and 3 second-round picks through the 2032 draft, with 1 tied up in swap rights.
First-round picks
6
Second-round picks
3
Next first
2026 1st (own)
Own picks owed out
7

Through the 2032 draft the Celtics control 6 first-round picks and 3 second-round picks, with 1 tied up in swap rights. Their firsts land in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2030, 2031, and 2032. 7 of their own picks are owed elsewhere.

In 2026 the Celtics pick twice: their own first and MIL's second (Milwaukee's own second conveyed to Boston at pick 40, routed via Orlando.); they also owe out their own second to ATL (Boston's own second conveyed to Atlanta at pick 57, from the June 2025 Porzingis three-team trade.).

In 2027 the Celtics pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to UTA (Conditional second owed to Utah or Orlando; UTA holds the most favorable of the BOS and ORL seconds from the Georges Niang deal, with the exact split unspecified.).

In 2028 the Celtics pick once: their own first, swap-encumbered (SAS holds swap rights on this first if it lands 2-30; if BOS picks first overall it instead conveys a 2028 second protected 46-60. From the Derrick White trade.); they also owe out their own second to NYK (Owed to New York via Phoenix, protected 31-45.).

In 2029 the Celtics owe out their own first to POR (Unprotected first owed to Portland from the October 2023 Jrue Holiday acquisition; the obligation survived the June 2025 Holiday-for-Simons return trade.) and their own second to OKC (Unprotected second owed to Oklahoma City.).

In 2030 the Celtics pick once: their own first; they also owe out their own second to BKN (Unprotected second owed to Brooklyn.).

In 2031 the Celtics pick twice: their own first and HOU's second (Owed to Boston, protected 31-55; an Atlanta swap right on the 31-55 range is reported on the same slot from a single mirror.); they also owe out their own second to UTA (UTA holds the most favorable of the BOS and CLE 2031 seconds from the Georges Niang deal; a Boston swap right was reported separately.).

Their 2032 book is clean: their own picks, nothing owed.

The rule behind this

An unsigned first-round pick charges the team's cap at 120% of his draft slot's rookie-scale salary (because first-rounders may sign for up to 120% of scale, and almost all do).

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Numbers come straight from the live Celtics cap sheet, recomputed whenever the data updates.