After the summer recruitment of Kristaps Porzingisthe arrival of Jrue Holiday was the icing on the cake of the Celtics’ offseason. The results are there since Boston flew through the first part of the season and only lost two matches at home. Individually and on an extra-basketball level, the All-Star point guard has also found his account since his wife and children joined him.
At first glance, all the elements seem to come together to consider continuing the adventure beyond this season with the C's.
” I feel very good. Everything slowly fell into place. I found my comfort in basketball, and also with the city of Boston. My family did too, and everything went well. We spent a little time here. My wife played soccer here in 2010, so we already knew Boston a little bit and we have a few friends here, so that's nice,” did he declare. “I would like to stay here. I feel like I'm feeling more and more comfortable, liking the guys, the franchise and the city.”
Find the best deal for both parties
For Boston, the prospect of keeping the 33-year-old point guard for the long term is indeed attractive. Concretely, the Celtics can only begin negotiations six months after the player's arrival, i.e. not before the end of March, and therefore shortly before the start of the playoffs. The timing may seem tight, but Jrue Holiday would like to secure his future as quickly as possible. He does not see the situation as a particular obstacle to reaching a quick agreement.
“My last extension took place for a season. I think we can do both, talk about it and prepare for the matches and for the future,” he added.
For his part, he will have to give up his “ player option » of 39.4 million dollars in order to secure a deal covering several years and thus be part of the long term. Exactly like Kawhi Leonard at the Clippers a few weeks ago. For Boston, it will be a question of carefully measuring the cost of its extension when Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum already have “Super Max” contracts, Kristaps Porzingis has also been extended and Derrick White will also be eligible for an extension. this summer.
Finances already in the dark red
There ” luxury tax » should still be tough for the owners of the franchise next season, even if it is the price to pay (around $100 million in penalties) to remain competitive and preserve its hard core. This is also what would push Jrue Holiday to stay, with the prospect of finding a very competitive team in the last years of his career.
“I think everyone knows that we are in place and that we will be in place for a long time. No matter what happens, you know you'll come back here and it'll be the same guys that will be here for the most part. Things can always happen, but we plan on that, the fact of having this comfort, and taking off a little pressure on what may happen next,” continued Jrue Holiday.
This is also a point that Boston could press during negotiations to try to find the best deal for both parties.
Player option : possibility for a player to activate (or not) the last year of his contract, in order to end his lease or become a “free agent” one year in advance.
Luxury tax : in the NBA, the salary cap is not strict, and the NBA authorizes the richest franchises to exceed the threshold set with a margin of tolerance of around 20%. In this case, next year, franchises could normally have spent up to $124 million. Then, for each dollar spent above this ceiling, franchises must pay the “luxury tax” to the NBA. A kind of tax that can be very expensive, and candidates for the title generally pay tens of millions of dollars each year. A sum then returned to franchises, good students, who have not paid the “luxury tax”
| Jrue Holiday | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2009-10 | PHL | 73 | 24 | 44.2 | 39.0 | 75.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 2010-11 | PHL | 82 | 35 | 44.6 | 36.5 | 82.3 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 14.0 |
| 2011-12 | PHL | 65 | 34 | 43.2 | 38.0 | 78.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 13.5 |
| 2012-13 | PHL | 78 | 38 | 43.1 | 36.8 | 75.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 17.7 |
| 2013-14 | NOP | 34 | 34 | 44.7 | 39.0 | 81.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 14.3 |
| 2014-15 | NOP | 40 | 33 | 44.6 | 37.8 | 85.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 14.8 |
| 2015-16 | NOP | 65 | 28 | 43.9 | 33.6 | 84.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 16.8 |
| 2016-17 | NOP | 67 | 33 | 45.4 | 35.6 | 70.8 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 15.4 |
| 2017-18 | NOP | 81 | 36 | 49.4 | 33.7 | 78.6 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 67 | 36 | 47.2 | 32.5 | 76.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 21.2 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 61 | 35 | 45.5 | 35.3 | 70.9 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 19.1 |
| 2020-21 | MIL | 59 | 32 | 50.3 | 39.2 | 78.7 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 17.7 |
| 2021-22 | MIL | 67 | 33 | 50.1 | 41.1 | 76.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 18.3 |
| 2022-23 | MIL | 67 | 33 | 47.9 | 38.4 | 85.9 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 19.3 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 41 | 34 | 46.3 | 42.5 | 82.1 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
| Total | 947 | 33 | 46.2 | 36.9 | 78.3 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 16.3 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
