The gave up good assets for Jrue Holiday, like Robert Williams III and Malcolm Brogdon, so they don’t want to lose him for nothing. It appears the interest in an extension between the two sides is mutual.
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported that the Celtics and Holiday have a shared interest in working out an extension.
“He is eligible on April 1 too. He’s already eligible now, but he – this sounds funky – he gets more eligible April 1. There’s fewer limits on what he can sign April 1. And I do think that there’s interest on both sides to get something done sooner rather than later. Whether they do or not, I don’t know,” Windhorst said on the
Holiday is in the third year of a . He has a player option for $37.4 million for the 2024-25 season. The question will be how long his next contract will be and how much will the Celtics pay him.
Holiday has made the All-Star team twice with the and the
The Celtics have been without Holiday since March 17, when he injured his shoulder against the Wizards. At first, it sounded concerning when he gave The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach the details of what he’s been dealing with
“Jrue Holiday said his absence is about more than simply being cautious. The point guard missed his third consecutive game Friday due to a sprained right shoulder joint he says he suffered when he was hit on a screen during the win over the Wizards on Sunday, and he told the Globe he has been experiencing ‘dead arm,’” Himmelsbach wrote
