Boston Celtics, Jrue Holiday, agree to 4-year, $135 million extension
Holiday and the Celtics have agreed to a huge new extension that saves Boston some money in the short-term and makes sure they have their core together for a few more seasons. John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Tom Westerholm discuss the deal, what it means to the Celtics, why it’s the perfect timing for the deal, and what it could mean long-term. Plus, hear Joe Mazzulla’s explanation of how the Celtics need to mentally approach the playoffs.
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14 Comments
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Holiday !!🎉🎉🎉
John at the start 😀😉☺️🤨
Looked forward to this after seen the news
Totally deserved for Jrue!
Wyc and Brad have fully embraced the 2nd Apron so I guess we should all do so as well. We all in this together. Go Celtics ☘️☘️☘️💪🏆
My whole life I’ve heard “players don’t want to go to Boston”… I hope ownership and Stevens are fixing that with these signings
Celtics not only kept the 76ers out of the Jrue Holiday sweepstakes, but also the Magic that could use a veteran PG to lead their young core. Next task is resign D White.
John, I can’t remember the last time we had a significant extension like Jrue’s? Either way, great news. Seems to me this season is hopefully the start of a new winning culture in Boston.
Tatum Super Max means they will contend for 6 years. There won't be any "mini rebuild". Any picks they receive (ie Smart for 2 Firsts) will be used on the roster.
If you don't love this deal you just don't know ball or how the NBA works. As we have seen no contract is untradable and plenty of teams would love to add Jrue at that number. Stevens has giving himself plenty of options to build the roster in the future while putting the best team possible on the court right now. Jrue could have absolutley used his player option to becoem a free agent and get a full max from plenty of teams but took a huge paycut to extend and compete.
Can someone buy Tom a new chair? I'll toss in the first $20. LOL
Also, heres a thought. the Celtics Luxury tax hit is roughly $40M with a $-51M practical cap space (note: negative). the GoldenState Warriors have a $176M tax hit. Think about that. Relatively speaking, the 2nd apron is going to be painful but the C's can probably make most of that up in retail sales etc – especially if they win a chip. Not so bad, I think. Wyc & crew are smart people. I'm sure they have a limit but they probably aren't going to hit it for at least the 2026-27 season, maybe beyond. (data from Spotrac)
Jrue is going wherever Charles Lee goes next year. Stoic Joe. After 0 free throws last night im convinced its up to the NBA
Good news. Jrue is great for the team.