According to [Bobby Marks of ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45458847/nba-offseason-2025-suns-bucks-lakers-teams-watch-summer), the Boston Celtics will end up making multiple moves in order to shed ample salary this summer. Technically, the Celtics only need to move over $20 million to get under the second apron, though the number will probably end up being much larger than that if Boston wants to re-sign guys like Al Horford and Luke Kornet.
“The Celtics are $23 million over the second apron, and unless the Brooklyn Nets are willing to absorb the $30.7 million expiring contract of center Kristaps Porzingis, there is no direct path to getting under it with one singular trade. Shedding salary will likely happen in multiple moves,” Marks wrote.
But which players will end up getting traded?
**Which Celtics players will get traded?**
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Kristaps Porzingis, as noted by Marks, is one of the top candidates to get moved this summer. The Brooklyn Nets probably won’t save the Celtics by taking on his contract, but moving Porzingis’ money could still go a long way toward Boston getting under the second apron.
He’s on an expiring deal, so perhaps some teams around the league could be willing to take a chance on him. That said, he endured a disaster end to the postseason in Boston, as an illness plagued him and prevented him from playing to his full potential.
Porzingis crumbled against the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks, failing to capitalize on even the easiest post-ups against guards like Cory Joseph and Gary Harris.
Trading his salary could be a top option for Boston this summer as they look for ways to get under the second apron.
Jrue Holiday is [another name to keep an eye on](https://hardwoodhoudini.com/boston-celtics-jrue-holiday-rumors-just-confirmed-plans-offseason-trade-marc-stein). He’s slated to make $32.4 million next season and is under contract for three years (with a player option in the final season).
Based on rumblings around the league, there are a few different teams who could be interested in adding the veteran guard, which means the Celtics could actually get decent value in return for him.
Holiday played well in the playoffs with Boston this past year, though he’ll be 35 years old for the entirety of next season, so he’s certainly entering the latter portion of his career.
Sam Hauser is another guy who has consistently been brought up in trade rumors. He’s going to make around $10 million next season, and if a team with cap space is interested in adding shooting, the Celtics could have an easy pathway to dumping his entire salary in one fell swoop.