What does the Kevin Durant trade mean for the Celtics?

Kevin Durant is now a Houston Rocket, and Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and whoever the 10th overall pick winds up being are now Phoenix Suns. But those teams play in the Western Conference, so why on earth would any of this matter for the Boston Celtics?

Well, it doesn’t… directly. But there are a few things to note for Celtics fans micromanaging their team’s already-depressing offseason that will probably see both Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday exit stage left. So what matters? Here’s three things.

1. The Rockets are no longer a Holiday suitor

Houston was one of the few teams with the cap space, assets, and proximity-to-winning that would get the most out of a Holiday deal. The 35-year-old…