The Celtics acquired Anfernee Simons in the deal that sent Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers, but Simons is widely viewed as a potential trade candidate. He is entering the final year of his contract and is slated to earn $27.7 million this coming season. Evidently, Boston would prefer to cut bait with him.

Still, with Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard in the rotation, the Celtics still have enough upside to be a competitive roster, or so you would hope. After all, there's also the chance that Boston could struggle to remain competitive next season,