Boston Celtics seen as having among the best value contracts in NBA in recent assessment

The Boston Celtics are contenders not only because of the assemblage of elite talent they have managed to put on their roster but also because of the deals they managed to get those players onto their roster with, betting on the future growth and health of these players earlier in their career and seeing it pay off for them in a major way as a result.

With the potential for remuneration set below what a free market rate might otherwise provide players for the level of production they provide within the available salary cap room via max contract rules, a means of estimating value above (or below) what players are currently paid through the “Real Value” metric developed by our friends over at our sister site HoopsHype.

In a recent assessment by H/H’s Alberto De Roa, it became clear that the Celtics are among the best-positioned teams in the league in this regard despite having a few deals considered to be negative value per this formula, with the majority of the team earning less than they are worth; let’s take a look at just how much per player.

Al Horford Real value: -$9,610,956

Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

Malcolm Brogdon Real Value: -$7,437,375

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

JD Davison Real Value: -$508,891

Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Luke Cornet Net Worth: -$508,891

John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

Sam Hauser Real Value: $0

(Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Danilo Gallinari Real Value: $301,811

Kareem Elgazzar-USA TODAY Sports

Mfiondu Kabengele Real Value: $1,327,199

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Derrick White True Value: $1,507,396

Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports

Payton Pritchard Real Worth: $4,760,570

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Grant Williams Net Worth: $7,100,888

Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

Marcus Smart Real Value: $13,491,154

Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports

Robert Williams III Real Value: $14,435,257

Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

Jaylen Brown Real Worth: $15,352,494