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The Boston Celtics are looking to make a serious run at their 18th NBA championship over the next two months or so, and on Wednesday, they took care of a piece of business off the court.
They agreed with starting point guard Jrue Holiday on a four-year contract extension worth $135 million, and it will help ensure they will keep their current core together for a couple more years.
Holiday made it known that he wants to stick around in Boston and that he wants “to win multiple rings,” per NBC Sports Boston.
.@Jrue_Holiday11: “I want to be here, I want to win multiple rings… I’m ready for that” pic.twitter.com/xmMTSLLNfD
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) April 11, 2024
Holiday arrived in Boston last summer as part of a flurry of moves the team made after collapsing at home in Game 7 of last season’s Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat.
Out went Marcus Smart, the former Defensive Player of the Year, Robert Williams III, and Grant Williams, and in came Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis via multiple trades.
Instead of taking some time to figure out chemistry with their new key players, the Celtics burst out of the gate, and they will end up with the NBA’s best record by a wide margin.
Holiday is every bit the lockdown defender Smart was for them, but he has also provided the accurate offense and 3-point shooting that Smart wasn’t able to produce for them.
With the playoffs nearing, nothing short of a world title will satisfy the Celtics and their proud fans, but if they don’t get the job done, they can at least count on this current core to be in place when next season starts.
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