On April 11, today, NBA Hall of Fame woj brought exciting news, that is, the Eastern Conference powerhouse Celtics has completed an early contract extension with point guard Jrue Holiday on a four-year, $135 million contract. Later, according to a follow-up report from salary website Spotrac, Holiday has contracts for the next four years: $30.13 million for the 2024-25 season, $32.54 million for the 2025-26 season, 34.96 million for the 2026-27 season, and 37.37 million for the 2027-28 season. At the same time, in order to reach this four-year contract extension, Holiday also rejected the $37.3 million player option for next season, helping the Celtics save millions of salary space next season.
The reason why the Green Army chose to renew the 33-year-old veteran before the playoffs is that after Holiday joined, he seamlessly connected the Green Army lineup and became an indispensable piece of the team's championship puzzle. The second is to focus on the future and help the team save salary space next summer and retain the core championship squad in the next few years. At the same time, Holiday has also proved his worth by getting a fully guaranteed contract of 100 million yuan at this age, making him the fourth player in NBA history to sign a guaranteed contract totaling more than 100 million US dollars when he is 33 years old and older, the first three players are James, Curry and Horford.
The Green Army's renewal of Jrue Holiday is actually somewhat similar to the Clippers' future renewal of Harden, and it also provides a reference template for the Clippers to retain Harden this summer. Holiday is averaging 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game this season while shooting 48.1% from the field and 43.1% from three-point range. Harden is averaging 16.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game this season while shooting 42.9 percent from the field and 38.3 percent from three-point range. In terms of comparative data, Harden's data is better than Holiday Harden's, Harden is strong on the offensive end and has strong offensive ability to organize offense, while Holiday is strong in all-round ability, good defense, and can adapt to off-ball play.
Harden is 34 years old and Zhu Holiday is 33 years old, so according to age and data, Harden can get a contract extension for 3-4 years with an annual salary of about 35 million. Of course, Harden needs to meet his goals if he wants to get this contract extension this summer. First, Harden must have a stable output in the playoffs, the data is not important, but it must reflect the value, and the chain cannot be dropped at critical moments. The second is that the Clippers can play a good record this year, even if they can't compete for the championship, but they must let the owner see hope. If both conditions are met, Harden will be offered a satisfactory contract extension. If one of them is not met, the prospect of a renewal is uncertain.
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