The Celtics traded Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis to manage impending luxury-tax penalties and roster flexibility, especially with Jayson Tatum expected to miss the season. Despite critical roles in the team’s previous championship run, decisions were made primarily to avoid basketball penalties associated with operating above the second apron. Brad Stevens emphasized the impact of financial constraints on team decisions, while expressing optimism about the return from these trades and the adjustments to the roster moving forward.
"I mean, the second apron is why those trades happen. I think that those are pretty obvious, and the basketball penalties associated with those are real. We've all talked about that."
"It was really important for us to get us out of that penalty box in a lot of ways."
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