The Christmas war is over, the Lakers, Warriors, and Suns, the popular teams, all lost the game, the Lakers faced the Celtics at home, but the Celtics blossomed more, and there were too many players who could score offensively, not only two of them, but White also ushered in an explosion this season, with 18 points, 11 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals, and Porzingis had shooting and defense, getting 28 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, on the other hand, the Lakers only Davis scored 20+, there is one more person in the Celtics team who has to be mentioned, and that is Holiday .
Holiday is averaging 13 points per game this season7 rebounds and 49 assists and a whopping 46 shooting percentage6%, the three-point shooting rate is as high as 42%, compared to the Bucks period, Holiday has decreased his data, because the ball has decreased a lot, after all, there are too many players in the team who need the ball, from the perspective of the number of shots and points per game, Holiday is only the fifth scoring point of the Celtics, the average number of shots per game has dropped from 15 to 10, including excellent three-point shots have also decreased a lot, even so Holiday is still efficient, Holiday is a player whose data does not reflect his value.
The Celtics lineup is infinitely close to winning the championship, and it is bound to win the championship this year, at most next year, otherwise the main lineup will definitely be dismantled, including the double-tanhua lineup, which can be seen from the team's only 2-year contract for Porzingis, a good deal does not account for future salary space. Holiday expires at the end of this season's contract, with a player option in one year, with a salary of up to 37.36 million, and if nothing else, Holiday will definitely exercise the player option, according to the report, the Celtics will renew Holiday with Holiday on a contract extension, but there must be a huge difference in salary.
According to sources, the Celtics want to work with Holiday for the long term, and the Holiday team wants to seek a long-term big contract, after all, he will be 34 years old next season. An Eastern Conference executive revealed that Holiday is still very sought-after to enter the free market, and there will be teams that offer him a short-term contract with an annual salary of more than 35 million, or even 40 million, and as far as he knows, Holiday wants to exercise the 37.36 million player option and then seek a three-year 1Big contract of 200 million. Holiday entered the free agency market in the offseason, and more than 10 teams were willing to make a deal, and some teams could even extend their contracts early, which also made Holiday and the team see their value in the free market.
If Holiday has a certain amount of ball possession, he can still easily 20+ in the championship team, with offense and defense, such a backcourt player is very popular, this season Holiday is 33rd in the league in offensive efficiency, 47th in the league in defensive efficiency, and 22nd in the league in net efficiency, even if he is 34 years old soon, but it gives people a feeling that he is still at the top. If you insist on seeking a 3-year 1With a contract of about 200 million, Holiday can only part ways with the Celtics in the end, unless a major player is sent away in a trade, Brown's salary is over 300 million, and Tatum's contract renewal next season will also exceed 300 million, Porzingis' annual salary is 30 million, and White's salary is 18.8 million, which can give Holiday a very small salary space.
Salary experts believe in the show that if Holiday is willing to take a salary cut and give up the big contracts offered by other teams, the Celtics can provide up to 3 years and 80 million, or a 2-year short-term contract, in short, it is impossible to exceed 30 million, if you enter the free market, it is easier to get a short-term annual salary of 30 million contract with Holiday strength, how big do you think Holiday should be in the next contract?