First of all I want to say I'm a huge Jrue Holiday fan and what he does for the Celtics. Yet, I'm going to give you something to think about and I've been thinking about lately. With the news he's wanting and extension as good as it may seem, is it really worth it with a player who's 33 years old and plays as hard as Holiday does? He's got a player option for next year that more then likely he's decline if no extension is reached this season and in the offseason want a longer deal. If he get's an extension this year during the season he could be making 39.4 million next year or maybe reconstructs his contract. He's not going to take a Horford deal of 2 years for 20 million, if that's the case this post is not happening. He's going to want to be in the high 20's to 30's as that's his value.
What I'm saying is, I think we should trade Holiday but before you get mad or say this is dumb, listen and don't think with your heart, use your head and what's best for the Celtics now and future.
Let me start with the trade, it solves two problems in one as well.
Celtics Trade - Jrue Holiday, Luke Kornet, Payton Pritchard, our 24 1st and 26 1st
Hawks Trade - Dejounte Murray and Clint Capela
First before everybody blows a gasket, yes 2 1st round picks that will be at the bottom of the draft. We have multiple first and those have almost the same chance of a player to pan out then those two picks, Second, this is why I think Celtics should look at this. Murray is 27 years old, signed for 3 more years plus a player option for a 4th, 25.4, 27.5, 29.5 million over the next 3 seasons. With White becoming a free agent after next season this year would be the time yo extend him with how he's playing as next ear he's making 19.5 million and turning 30 years old, 3 years younger then Holiday right now. If you can extend White for two years this season for 2 years 50 million it puts him at 3 years right along side Murray so our backcourt is set for 3 years after this season. Murray right now is averaging 21.5 ppg, 5 rpb, 5 apg. Clint Capela give us a true center to either start or backup for us.
Just wanted to throw out a crazy idea that won't happen but that should happen.