More realistic scenario:
1. Celtics let KO, Zeller, Amir, Jerebko, Young, and Mickey walk clearing cap space
2. Sign Hayward to a max
3. Trade Bradley, Crowder, 2018 LA pick, for George
4. Use room exception and get min contracts to fill in the frontcourt with PF and C types.
#1 doesn't create enough space to make #2 possible. We need to trade Bradley, smart or crowder before signing Hayward.
Pretty sure it gets you within just a few hundred thousand. It may not be max but close enough.
They'll be close by my numbers, but may go a bit over the cap filling the roster. They didn't draft all those numbers 2s for nothing! Normally, Ainge would have traded them for future picks.
Undoubtedly , Wyc will absorb a small cap hit for a team that will be favored to make the finals.
I don't think they need to deal Smart. Bradley and Crowder will do. They need to keep Smart and Rozier as PGs.