The Boston Celtics would have to match salary to pull off a trade for Portland Trail Blazers star floor general Jrue Holiday. That involves either pairing the NBA’s 2023 Sixth Man of the Year Malcolm Brogdon with veteran big man Al Horford or Brogdon with center Robert Williams III if the Portland Trail Blazers want more than stacked, low-level player salaries from the Celtics side of the trade.
Which of those two big men does Boston need more if they move forward with Holiday and Derrick White as their primary backcourt options for the 2023-24 NBA season?
Buy Celtics TicketsCLNS Media’s Bobby Manning, A. Sherrod Blakely, Jimmy Toscano, Josue Pavon and John Zannis debated this seeming conundrum on a recent episode of the “Garden Report” podcast.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what the crew thinks of dealing either of these two important bigs for Holiday.
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