The mystery of who will own the Celtics is solved, but there are still plenty of questions about what the sale means for the future of the Celtics. A new era for the Boston Celtics franchise is set to begin this year after the Wyc Grousbeck-led ownership announced an agreement to sell the team to a group led by STG group co-founder William Chisholm . The franchise will go for a record-breaking $6.
1 billion, the most ever for a pro sports franchise in the United States. The sale will be completed in two parts. Grousbeck, the current governor, is set to remain governor through the 2027-28 season when the second part of the sale is expected to go through.
Chisholm’s ownership group includes current minority owner Robert Hale, president of Related Companies, Bruce Beal Jr. and global investment firm Sixth Street. That new ownership group could own half the franchise as soon as this offseason depending on when the first part of the sale closes.
That timing will be crucial amid a host of pressing questions that will need to be answered by ownership as soon as this summer. Here are some important areas that will need to be watched: Will new ownership be willing to spend historic amounts as soon as this summer? The Celtics front office put its foot on the gas with team building last summer, dealing for Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday before the start of the 2023-24 season. They also handed out extensions to that duo and every other meaningful rotation player on the roster (Sam .
