The Celtics are a few days of season after unexpectedly fell to the Knicks in the second round. While the President of C Brad Stevens He said they will take time to determine what steps will take this summer, the league is already searching for possible mobile pieces on the Boston list.
Names have already been floating around commercial rumors, including Derrick White, Jrue HolidayKristaps porzingis or others. This is natural considering that the league knows that the C will be salary this summer due to luxury tax penalties and restrictions. But when moving some of these contracts, there will be several factors at work.
For example, Holiday still has three years and $ 104 million in your contract, which includes a player option in the last year. Given that he is 34 years old, though he is a two -time NBA champion, NBA Insider Jake Fischer That “the holidays can actually be more difficult than it seems.”
Fischer said that Celtics could have to include “some form of incentive” as part of an agreement, that is, a compensation for draft. This is part of the equation that will be difficult for the office, as the Celtics seek to download the contracts. C have some of their own first round options, but you will see to see if they want to separate with more of them in salary movements.
Realistic, Celtics can go through this summer, considering that they have options. But the reality is that they will have to restore in some ways, as they will not be one of the contestants next season. So wait a summer change in Boston, as the list will be different.