Overview

• An ESPN proposal from Kevin Pelton would send Kristaps Porzingis to the Chicago Bulls and save Boston roughly $135–140 million in luxury tax penalties
• Jrue Holiday has emerged as the most likely Celtic to be traded, with discussions underway about packaging his $134 million contract in a potential three-team deal tied to Kevin Durant
• Porzingis’s health history and $30.7 million salary make him a central asset for shedding payroll under the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement
• Luke Kornet is expected to enter a competitive free-agent market and could secure a substantial pay raise that Boston may struggle to match
• Boston must decide whether to re-sign Kornet or veteran Al Horford as cap constraints limit its ability to keep both players