Caron Butler, Gerald Wallace

FILE: Detroit Pistons forward Caron Butler (31), left, and Boston Celtics forward Gerald Wallace (45), right, grapple over a loose ball in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 22, 2015, in Boston.

(AP Photo/Steven Senne)

The Boston Celtics could try to move Gerald Wallace to free more cap space this summer, according to Steve Kyler of Baskeball Insiders.

Kyler reported Monday that the Celtics would be willing to part with a first-round draft pick to dump the $10.1 million owed to Wallace for next season -- a move that would give president of basketball operations Danny Ainge extra money to spend in free agency. Without Wallace's contract, Boston could have about $30 million of cap space.

The 32-year-old forward has provided a solid locker room presence, but his contract is a hindrance. Now that it has become an expiring deal, it could finally be movable.

The Celtics would need to find a team, like the Philadelphia 76ers, that does not intend to use its cap space but would be intrigued by a first-round pick. In February, the 76ers picked up a first-rounder to take on JaVale McGee's contract. Last summer, the Celtics were on the other side of a salary dump, receiving Tyler Zeller and a first-round pick to shoulder the final season of Marcus Thornton's deal.