The Boston Celtics will soon be a very expensive NBA team, if everything goes according to plan.

This summer, Marcus Smart is up for a new deal in restricted free agency, which might help inform what the Celtics plan to do about Terry Rozier, who is extension eligible. Next summer, the Celtics will need to take care of Kyrie Irving, who will be up for a max extension. After that, Boston will need to begin turning its sights to Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.

"Hopefully, we'll have an expensive roster," Ainge said on Monday, speaking to reporters after the team's exit interviews. "And I think that we've been managing the payroll pretty well up to this point, and we know that there's some really big, tough decisions going forward."

According to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald, Wyc Grousbeck is willing to spend to keep the team together. Bulpett said Grousbeck, without getting into the specifics as far as dollar amounts, "let it be known" with clarity that the ownership is happy to spend money to keep this gritty, talented group together.

"I'm on fire about this team," Grousbeck told Bulpett. "I couldn't love them any more. I'm getting goosebumps talking about them."

Keeping the entire roster intact would presumably rack up a prohibitive luxury tax bill that even a generous ownership group wouldn't be able to pay. Rozier and Smart in particular could put the Celtics in an awkward position. Both Rozier and Smart, meanwhile, expressed a desire to remain in Boston after their exit interviews, and both are well-loved competitors within the organization.

This summer might not be as action packed as last, but the Celtics have the potential to make some fascinating moves as it progresses. In any case, expect to see a lot less turnover and more familiar faces as training camp ramps up in the fall.