BOSTON — The Celtics traded Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porziu0146u0123is earlier this week, and reportedly listened to offers for franchise cornerstones Derrick White and Jaylen Brown. Wednesday loomed as a potentially transformative day in Celtics history, with some clarity emerging whether Boston chose a franchise reset, further payroll reduction or pointed navigation up or down the draft board.
Instead, White and Brown finished the night as Celtics, and the team didn’t move off their No. 28 pick or execute unrelated deals to attain further financial goals. They mostly held the line, but their first round selection served as a hint to the direction Boston will likely embrace.