Celtics 2024 NBA Champ Linked To Knicks In Scary Trade Buzz
This would be terrible for the Celtics to see happen.
Boston Celtics fans will hate to hear this, but the idea of Jrue Holiday wearing a New York Knicks uniform before the Feb. 5 trade deadline expires is not impossible.
NBA insider Marc Stein reported on Monday that the Knicks are trying to trade for Holiday.
“Another concept that keeps coming up: Rumbles that the Knicks have explored pathways to try to acquire Portland’s Jrue Holiday,” Stein wrote (subscription required).
“There are at least two clear reasons why New York would have interest in a player who helped both Milwaukee and Boston win championships this decade: 1) The presumption that acquiring Holiday — if there’s a way — would make the Knicks an even more attractive destination to Holiday’s former Bucks teammate Antetokounmpo; 2) New York is believed to hold a longstanding fondness for Holiday as a potential backcourt complement to Jalen Brunson.”
“Once again, though, it must be asked: Are the Knicks truly willing to take big swings halfway through the season after Dolan so recently proclaimed the Knicks’ locker room to be the most “copacetic” he has ever seen — while also declaring this season to be championship-or-bust — in that WFAN radio appearance?” Stein continued.
“Sources with knowledge of New York’s thinking have insisted it is focused on smaller deals built around Guerschon Yabusele’s $5.5 million salary and shedding that contract before Yabusele’s $6 million player option for next season kicks in,” Stein added.
