Only 6 people left, with a salary of 220 million! Sam Amick: Ethan and Shepard, who are interested in the Rockets, are interested in the Rockets.

On May 22, according to NBA reporter Sam Amick and salary expert Bobby Marks, the Celtics will become the most active team in the trading market this summer. Celtics star Tatum suffered an injury with a ruptured Achilles tendon this season and is expected to miss the entire season next year. At the same time, the total salary of the Celtics has reached $220 million in seven guaranteed contracts in the new season. The team will not pay huge luxury taxes when there is no hope of competing for the championship. So, the Celtics may trade some players this summer, including Porzingis and Holiday.

According to Celtics reporter Brian Robb, the Celtics management is very optimistic about the two young players of the Rockets, namely Ethan and Shepard. If the Rockets don't renew VanVleet's contract this summer, then the Celtics can try to trade with Holiday to get the Rockets' Shepard and Ethan. Holiday's salary is as high as 32.4 million next season, Ethan and Shepard will be 5.68 million and 10.6 million respectively. The Rockets have 28 million salary space this summer and can directly take advantage of Holiday's contract. After the transaction is completed, the Celtics' total salary will drop below the luxury tax line.

This season, Shepard played in 52 regular season games, averaging 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of 33.8%. Ethan played in 57 games, averaging 12.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 34.2%. This summer, the Rockets are facing the issue of renewing their contract with Ethan early, which is why the Celtics management judges that Ethan may be placed on the trading shelves. The 34-year-old Holiday has three years and $104 million left in a contract, and his experience in winning the championship twice is what the Rockets need very much at the moment.