Potential Kevin Durant to Celtics Trade Receives Update on Friday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Matt John | Last updated Jun 20, 2025 11:48 PM ET

The Kevin Durant trade saga has been ongoing for weeks. It's still unclear who his next team will be when the 2025-26 season starts. While they would jump through a few hoops to make it happen, the Boston Celtics could get involved.

Zach Lowe revealed on " The Zach Lowe Show " that he's heard rumors about the Celtics being involved in a Durant deal. He said, "I've heard that there have been discussions of three-team Durant-related trades where Jrue Holiday moves somewhere."

This led to speculation that perhaps the Celtics themselves are trying to trade for Durant. They could do it without trading Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown, but they would have to gut most of their rotation and have to simultaneously acquire Durant while getting under the NBA's second tax apron.

Lowe later clarified his meaning when he mentioned the Celtics' involvement; he didn't mean that the Celtics were interested in Durant specifically but rather that they could get involved in a Durant trade.

"One clarification here (because) we rushed at (the) end -- when I mentioned the very broad idea of 3-team trades involving Jrue Holiday (and Durant), I meant to indicate Durant would go to the third team in those deals (i.e. maybe a team on his list) -- and NOT to Boston," Lowe wrote. "The Celtics are NOT looking to trade for KD. I don't think such a 3-team trade is really in the ether anyway. Thought this would be obvious but should have stated more clearly."

One clarification here b/c we rushed at end -- when I mentioned the very broad idea of 3-team trades involving Jrue Holiday + KD, I meant to indicate KD would go to the third team in those deals (i.e. maybe a team on his list) -- and NOT to Boston. The Celtics are NOT looking to… https://t.co/VUvT2RLUJf
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) June 21, 2025

Holiday is on an expensive contract, though not as expensive as Durant's. Boston may be happy to get involved if it helps them save considerable money, however the 2023 NBA champions are not expected to be Durant's next team.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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