The ‘ efforts to cut salary by moving could wind up being tied to a trade, NBA insider Zach Lowe stated on his most recent podcast (hat tip to Souichi Terada of MassLive). Lowe suggested that Boston could get involved as a facilitator, shipping out Holiday while the send Durant to another team.

“The focus for me is on Jrue Holiday,” Lowe said. “I’ve heard that there have been at least very broad discussions of three-team, Durant-related trades where Jrue Holiday is (included). I think these could be conjured by Phoenix in hopes of getting a deal done, more-or-less, where Jrue Holiday moves somewhere. Just like he was the shrapnel in the () trade and ended up in Boston.”

The Celtics acquired Holiday from Portland shortly before the start of the 2023/24 season, just days after Milwaukee sent him to the Trail Blazers in the Lillard deal. Boston gave Holiday a four-year, $135MM extension in April of 2024 in a deal that made sense at the time, but has become burdensome considering the team’s projected tax bill and ‘s Achilles injury.

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