Jrue Holiday officially put pen to paper on a four-year, $135 million contract extension with the Celtics on Thursday afternoon.
But it didn’t take Holiday very long to realize that Boston was a place that he wanted to call home for the long haul.
“Since I came here, the situation here, it’s only been love,” Holiday said following Thursday’s shootaround at Auerbach Center. “The city of Boston, not only them but the organization, made it super easy for [our family] to have to navigate and get through a time that was a bit stressful for us, so just an appreciation for them.