Celtics Predicted To Trade Jrue Holiday This Offseason

The Boston Celtics have to make trades this offseason to avoid having the most expensive roster in the NBA next season. 

With that said, Dan Favale of Bleacher Report thinks the Celtics will trade Jrue Holiday.

“Holiday’s remaining contract—three years, $104.4 million—is simultaneously the toughest to move and most likely to go,” Favale wrote. “Having just turned 35, the backcourt defensive ace isn’t going to be part of the next great Celtics team. Next year is kaput while Tatum recovers from his Achilles injury, and Boston may need a feeling-out season in 2026-27 when he returns. Holiday will be entering his age-37 campaign by the time this team is anywhere close to whole again.

“Shipping out Holiday may require adding a sweetener, but it shouldn’t be anything major. Moving him should be even easier knowing the Celtics won’t be trying to extract value. Just breaking him up into multiple smaller contracts that are easier to reroute can go a long way, and at least one suitor should be enticed by the idea of exchanging filler for an All-Defense punch.”

The Celtics lost to the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs this year in six games. Jayson Tatum tore his right Achilles in Game 4 of the Knicks-Celtics series. He’s probably going to miss all of next season. 

The Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks are interested in trading for Holiday, who will make $32.4 million next season.

Holiday appeared in 62 games for the Celtics this season. He averaged 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists.

In the 2025 postseason, Holiday averaged 10.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists in seven games against the Orlando Magic and Knicks.

Holiday has played for the Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans, Milwaukee Bucks and Celtics. The UCLA product and two-time NBA champion has career averages of 15.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists. 

Boston acquired Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers in 2023. The Bucks traded Holiday to the Trail Blazers in the blockbuster Damian Lillard trade.