134 million contract renewal!The fourth person in history, the 4-for-1 transaction was a great success, and all three parties were winners
In the days when there are no games, all teams are actively preparing for the next play-offs and opportunities, of course, there are many newsworthy news, such as Janduku decided to join forces to play in the Olympics, which means that the 11 members of the 12-man US men's basketball team have been determined to form a luxury lineup, so the pattern of the championship competition does not seem to have much authority, in addition to a lot of news broke out. More details have been revealed including the Celtics' contract extension for Holiday and the Suns' $70 million contract. These contracts are given away so that the team can be more consistent in the playoffs and more conducive to better results. 134 million contract renewal!The fourth person in history, the 4-for-1 transaction was a great success, and all three parties were winners.
This season, the Celtics are definitely the favourites to win the title, and their excellent regular season performance is due to the excellent performance of the team's starting lineup. According to statistics, the Celtics' 64 wins this season tied the league's highest single-season win in the past six years (Suns in 21-22). Statistically, 1,351 three-pointers in a single season is the second-highest of any team in history, behind only the Warriors in 2022-23 (1,363). This is also due to the fact that the team has a number of players with excellent outside shooting, including Holiday Dida's 42.9% three-point shooting rate, which is a career-high and ranks seventh in the league.
The most important thing is that Holiday can not only provide the team's firepower output on the outside, but his defense is his foundation, often responsible for leading and defending the core players on the opposite side. Previously, the Celtics had already signed a four-year contract extension with Holiday for $135 million. Earlier, the specific details of the contract were further revealed. NBA reporter Keith Smith reported that a league source revealed that Celtics guard Jrue Holiday has signed a new four-year, $134.4 million contract extension with the team. The contract is fully guaranteed, there are no incentives and bonuses, and there is a player option for the last year of the contract.
He will be 37 years old when this contract is completed. Statistics show that Holiday is the fourth player in NBA history to still get a fully guaranteed contract worth 100 million yuan after the age of 33, after LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Al Horford. Obviously, in the Celtics' 4-for-1 deal, Holiday became the biggest winner, with a stable team position and time and a one-dollar contract extension.
NBA salary expert Bobby Marks reports that Holiday was originally worth $37.3 million (player option) next season before the contract extension. In order to reach a contract extension, Holiday would need to jump out of this contract and sign a new contract with the Celtics, which would reduce his salary to $30 million next season, which would save the Celtics about $35 million in luxury tax next season. The team has ensured the stability and strength of the roster for the next few seasons, and this contract extension also saves the Celtics future salary bills, and the Celtics team is also the winner of this deal.
Winners: Three Tatum and Brown. Tatum and Brown have been able to lead the team to great performances over the past few seasons and have been strong contenders for the title, but they have never been able to win the title. Holiday has made up for the team's shortcomings on both ends of the floor. Leddy is averaging 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game this season, shooting 48.1% from the field.
It is said that when the Trail Blazers were in the trade, although they did not achieve the desired results this season and were at the bottom of the league, they got a future first-round pick in the trade and many players prepared for better adjustment of the roster for the following season, and they were also considered the winners of the trade for the Trail Blazers who wanted to rebuild. Of course, in the end, it is difficult to say how long it will take them to complete the reconstruction.