The Celtics are more likely to send Holiday away. Are you feeling a little worried about Platinum s condition?

According to Substack reporter Marc Stein, the defending champion Boston Celtics were eliminated by the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs, and the team's core player Jayson Tatum suffered a devastating injury hit by a ruptured Achilles tendon. Whether they will retain every veteran this summer will also make everyone begin to doubt. But the early predictions currently circulating show that the Celtics are most likely to send away through trades in the next offseason, Jrue Holiday, a 34-year-old backcourt veteran, rather than Derek White, who had signed a four-year contract extension with the team for a total of $118 million.

Stein also said that since Kristaps Porzingis' contract expires one year left, his salary for next season is $30.73 million, which is not a very high number, most opponent teams still believe the big inside player from Latvia is the most likely Celtic player to be traded. But the problem is that Porzingis' mysterious condition lasted from the last month of the regular season to the playoffs, and his performance in the playoffs is a disaster, which may make some potential suitors hesitate.

In the NBA regular season this season, Holiday made a total of 62 appearances in 82 games, averaging 30.6 minutes per game, averaging 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1.2 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 44.3%, three-point shooting percentage was 35.3%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 90.9%. In the playoffs, Holiday made 8 appearances in 11 games, averaging 33 minutes per game, with averaging 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.1 blocks. He also had two turnovers and 3.1 fouls. His shooting percentage was 48.3%, his three-point shooting percentage was 34.6%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 69.2%.

Holiday will earn up to $32.4 million next season, and his salary will continue to increase in the next three seasons. Given his relatively mediocre performance in the regular season and playoffs this season, combined with his age and his decline speed, it is reasonable for him to become a potential trading target for the team. The problem is that Holiday's age and performance are there, and coupled with his decline this season, it may not be particularly easy for the Celtics to send him away. I wonder what the Celtics will do this summer. Will they successfully send Holiday away? Or do they have some other considerations?