According to Boston.com’s Tom Westerholm, any offer from the Boston Celtics front office for Portland Trail Blazers point guard Jrue Holiday, who was recently acquired from the Milwaukee Bucks in the three-team Damian Lillard blockbuster, would have to include a pair of big men, Al Horford and Robert Williams III.
Finally, Westerholm believes the Celtics will pass on a Holiday contract.
“The Blazers are expected to trade Jrue Holiday, which is a little interesting from a Celtics perspective given that Malcolm Brogdon is reportedly unhappy with the offseason’s drama, but a Brogdon-Holiday swap would likely need to involve one of Horford or Robert Williams to make salaries work,” Westerholm prefaced before saying, “Given the potential fragility of the Celtics’ frontcourt, the guess here is that they will opt for big-man depth over
‘It seemed somewhat absurd to have floated this right before training camp,’ says a Boston Celtics analyst.
The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach said that the Boston Celtics are interested in acquiring Holiday, a rumor that Dan Greenberg considers “somewhat insane” to have surfaced so close to training camp considering the continuing Malcolm Brogdon situation.
Either
A) Brogdon really isn’t over it and needs to be moved
B) Brad has a trade he knows he can make. It would be somewhat insane to have this floated out again right before camp and Brogdon still be on the team
It’s not hard to see the math starts with his $22.5M https://t.co/6RboE35q7j
— Dan Greenberg (@StoolGreenie) September 28, 2023
“Either A) Brogdon really isn’t over it and needs to be moved (or) B) Brad has a trade he knows he can make,” Greenberg said before adding, “It would be somewhat insane to have this floated out again right before camp and Brogdon still be on the team.” It’s easy to see how the math begins with his $22.5 (million).”
Brogdon appears to be on the verge of being released before training camp. Whether in a multi-team deal to get Buddy Hield or as part of a Holiday blockbuster, something appears to be building in Boston; if not for the Celtics, then for another organization or a few.
