105 million in 3 years, the Clippers are targeting Holiday! US media sends 3 for 1 plan: Join forces with Harden to compete for the championship

The contract has 3 years and 105 million yuan left, and the Clippers are eyeing Holiday, who is about to turn 35! The US media "clutchpoints" quickly gave a 3-for-1 ideal trading plan, won Holiday and joined forces with Harden to fight for the championship again.

The Clippers are interested in Holiday

According to Brian Robb, Celtics reporter of the US media "MassLive", several teams are expected to be interested in getting Ju Holiday, and the Clippers are one of them.

Brian Robb pointed out that the Clippers had the intention to Holiday in 23 years, but were eventually defeated by the Celtics.

This season, the veteran, who is about to turn 35, has declined in form, with a per game dropping to 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 steals, and the playoffs fell to 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4 assists.

As the Celtics face severe salary challenges, it is generally believed that Zhu Holiday, who has a three-year, 105 million contract, will be sent away to alleviate the salary dilemma.

Former Celtic journalist and salary expert Keith Smith also talked about this topic on his podcast show "NBA Front Office".

He also pointed out that the Clippers were one of the teams actively pursuing him in 23 years before the Trail Blazers sent Ju Holiday to the Celtics.

The Clippers are also active suitors now. Compared with other teams, the Clippers are seeking to win in the present and be able to afford Holiday's contract. It is obviously more meaningful to join forces between the two parties.

US media gave 3 for 1 transaction plan

For this reason, the US media "clutchpoints" gave the Clippers a 3 for 1 transaction plan, and got Zhu Holiday as he wished. The trading plan is as follows: Ju Holiday;

Centuries get: Bogdan + Jones + Dunn.

The Clippers have no choice. Because they seriously overdraw future draft picks in the process of trading George and Harden, the Clippers have very limited space to operate. If they want to improve the quality of the star and the upper limit of the lineup through trading signings, they can only risk recruiting players like Holiday, who are highly risky and highly rewarded.

From the contract timeline, Holiday, who has a three-year contract, also meets the needs of the Clippers. Even if they do not pursue Holiday, the Clippers will have to renew Harden this summer. With Xiaoka's contract, the Clippers must strive for the championship in the next two years.

Through this deal, the Clippers have introduced a starting level guard at a relatively low price, which will share Harden's defensive pressure with the ball and the card.

As a player who started with defense, Ju Holiday fully meets the needs of this Clippers. This season, the Clippers have become a solid defensive team under the construction of Tyron Lue.

More importantly, Zhu Holiday has rich experience in championship competition. He has played the last puzzle role in the championship competition in the Bucks and the Celtics. After successfully completing the transaction, the Clippers will also have a luxurious 5-man group of Harden + Holiday + Powell + Kat + Zubac, thus ensuring that the value of all core players is drained in the next 2-3 seasons and launches a final impact on the championship.

And for the Celtics, this deal seems to be meaningless to the team because it does not help the team solve the salary dilemma.

But combined with previous reports from The Stein Line reporter Jake Fischer, the market's feedback on Ju Holiday is not good. The Celtics may need to take advantage of the draft pick to send his three-year, 105 million contract away. This deal can obviously be considered as an intermediate solution.

Compared to dealing with Zhu Holiday's contract, it is obviously much less difficult to further sell Bogdan, Jones and Dunn in the future.

and the Celtics can try to keep Dunn and let him play the relegated version of Ju Holiday.

The other two players are not difficult to send away whether they are pulling into third-party transactions or further rebuilding transactions. As a shooter, Bogdan meets the needs of many teams such as the Magic, Nuggets, Pistons and Rockets.

Jones Jr. is a reasonable rotation level forward line, which is suitable for the rotation and strengthening needs of almost all teams. Therefore, on paper, this is a trade choice that is expected to alleviate the difficulties of both teams at the same time.