Acouple of NBA players received lucrative extensions from their current teams as the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns locked in Jrue Holiday and Grayson Allen to multiple-year contracts.
NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor of the Ringer dished out his take on these recent deals for Holiday and Allen, explaining why their contracts could play out as potential trade pieces for both the Celtics and the Suns down the line.
With the homecourt advantage for the rest of the playoffs clinched following a 64-18 season, the Celtics opted to lock up Holiday, arguably their best perimeter lockdown defender, to a four-year, $135 million extension, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Wojnarowski then reported five days later on April 15 that the playoff-bound Suns secured the service of a budding 3-and-D for the next few years after signing Allen to a four-year, $70 million deal.
This pair of extensions done just before the postseason took two serviceable guards from the free-agency class of 2024. Moreover, the value of their contracts could dictate the pricing for the other guards available in the free agency market this offseason.
