The Green Army is brewing a big deal this summer: Boshen Holiday will go at least one luxury tax to force the big team to adjust

On March 29, Beijing time, according to Jake Fischer of The Athletic, the Celtics are expected to make a big trade this summer, and at least one of the two Porzingis and Holiday will be sent away.

Fischer wrote: "If you were to put one of the three (Porzingis, White, Holiday ) on the shelf after the playoffs, White would seem to generate the most trade value, but no one mentioned his name to me in the course of my reporting. Fischer noted that Porzingis and Holiday are the more likely players to leave, and in addition, several league figures with knowledge of the Celtics' thinking have been convinced that Tatum and Jaylen Brown will continue to be the team's undisputed pillars on the court.

Porzingis' $30.7 million salary for the 2025-26 season is due to expire, a salary that could be a leverage. Porzingis made a significant contribution to the Celtics during the 2023-24 season, but he has suffered frequent injuries since last year's playoffs. Trading Porzingis could save the Celtics about $218 million in taxes.

Holiday will also receive a salary of $104 million over the next three seasons. While Holiday is a very distinctive defensive player, the Celtics could elevate the roles of Pritchard and Scheerman to make up for the loss of him.

It's no secret that the Celtics are about to face a luxury tax headache. They have been above the second tier for two years in a row, and the team's owner, Grossbeck, has himself said that no team is likely to stay in that range for more than two years. Grossbeck said: "You can't stay in the second line all the time, nobody does. I predict that no team will stay in this range for more than two years in the next 40 years. ”

If the Celtics are to avoid being stuck in the No. 2 line for the third straight season next season, they will have to make a big move — trade one of the top five stars on the team. The Celtics will almost certainly trade either Porzingis or Jrue Holiday to the club.

"The question is what happens if this Celtic team can't defend their title," Fischer wrote. It looks like you can safely add the Celtics to the roster of teams this offseason, and their potential functioning will largely depend on how well the team performs in the playoffs. Maybe not as much as the Suns, Kings or Bucks, but the Celtics will obviously face some tough choices about key rotation players.

What will the Celtics get in return? This remains to be determined. But now it seems that Celtic will have to part ways with one of their key players this summer, and that reality is now clearer.