The Celtics’ precise determination to keep their various veterans is difficult to calculate so soon after the defending champions’ Round 2 exit to the Knicks in six games and the devastating loss of Jayson Tatum to an Achilles rupture, but the early projections in circulation suggest Boston is more apt to make Jrue Holiday available via trade this offseason than Derrick White. Most rival teams continue to regard Kristaps Porziņģis as the most movable Boston vet thanks to the Latvian big man’s $30.7 million expiring contract. Porziņģis, though, managed to exceed 20 minutes in only one of the Celtics’ games in the New York series because of a perplexing energy-sapping illness that has plagued him since March.
Source: marcstein.substack.com
Source: marcstein.substack.com
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StatMuse @statmuse
Players with double-digit corner 3s this postseason:
Aaron Nesmith
Russell Westbrook
OG Anunoby
Derrick White
Jalen Brunson pic.x.com/J4ECvtxN0r – 4:22 PM
Players with double-digit corner 3s this postseason:
Aaron Nesmith
Russell Westbrook
OG Anunoby
Derrick White
Jalen Brunson pic.x.com/J4ECvtxN0r – 4:22 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Jrue Holiday said he felt pretty good physically by the end of the playoffs. Doesn’t anticipate surgery, said the bone healed. pic.x.com/RkY5pWtyWa – 1:26 PM
Jrue Holiday said he felt pretty good physically by the end of the playoffs. Doesn’t anticipate surgery, said the bone healed. pic.x.com/RkY5pWtyWa – 1:26 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
It doesn’t appear that Jrue Holiday’s middling offensive regular season was the result of saving something for the playoffs. – 8:49 PM
It doesn’t appear that Jrue Holiday’s middling offensive regular season was the result of saving something for the playoffs. – 8:49 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Jrue Holiday in Game 6s:
18.5 PPG
5.7 RPG
6.5 APG
3.2 SPG (1st all-time)
5-1 record. pic.x.com/HV6FhdkakN – 1:58 PM
Jrue Holiday in Game 6s:
18.5 PPG
5.7 RPG
6.5 APG
3.2 SPG (1st all-time)
5-1 record. pic.x.com/HV6FhdkakN – 1:58 PM
More on this storyline
Bobby Manning: Holiday: “I think it was a lost opportunity because we lost.” Said he thinks #Celtics had best team in the league. pic.x.com/dfKgiD7Q7R -via Twitter @RealBobManning / May 17, 2025
Bobby Manning: Jrue Holiday on processing the loss: “Welcome to the life of a professional athlete…who comes back … That’s not really in my control.” -via Twitter @RealBobManning / May 17, 2025
Gary Washburn: Without Jayson Tatum, #Celtics roll to a 127-102 win over #Knicks and are money for those who bet the BOS (-4.5) line. Derrick White 34, Jaylen Brown 26, Payton Pritchard 17, Jrue Holiday 14, Al Horford 12, Luke Kornet 10, 9 reb, 7 blk; Karl-Anthony Towns 24, Jalen Brunson 22, Mikal Bridges 19, Miles McBride 11. -via Twitter @GwashburnGlobe / May 14, 2025
It would be sensible for the Celtics to consider getting younger to retool for when Tatum returns to the court. Al Horford, who will turn 39 next month, is an impending free agent. Jrue Holiday, who will turn 35 next month, will likely be 36 or very close to it by the time Tatum is healthy again. If the Celtics want to shed even more salary for next season, they could also explore the trade market for Brown, Porziņģis and Derrick White. -via New York Times / May 14, 2025