The Celtics find themselves in a precarious position during the 2025 offseason: the team is in danger of going over the second apron of the salary cap—bringing on strict financial penalties and roster management limitations—but may not be in a position to contend for an NBA title while forward Jayson Tatum recovers from the torn Achilles he suffered during the playoffs.

The Celtics and Blazers agreed to an altered version of the Jrue Holiday trade, deciding to leave draft picks out of it.

Jrue Holiday's trade from the Boston Celtics to the Portland Trail Blazers is official, but there's a catch to the previously reported swap. It's just a player-for-player trade with no draft picks going back to Boston,