The Boston Celtics reportedly have several point guards on their radar, and a focus on the position overall, ahead of the 2025 NBA draft as they mull a Jrue Holiday trade.
As the franchise faces a 2025-26 season that won’t include Jayson Tatum after he tore his Achilles against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, and will have a banged-up Jaylen Brown to start it, the team is looking for point guard help via the NBA draft.
“The Boston Celtics are quietly conducting due diligence on point guard prospects and evaluating trade-up scenarios ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft, league sources told RG,” RG’s Grant Afseth wrote.
“The effort is part of a broader strategy to add cost-controlled backcourt depth as the team navigates one of the NBA’s most restrictive cap situations. Boston faces significant luxury tax and second-apron penalties due to its high-salary core, and landing a rotation-level guard on a rookie contract is viewed internally as a strategic priority.
“The team has quietly evaluated several point guard options in this draft class, conducting background work and efforts to schedule workouts, sources told RG.
“Boston’s interest in the position comes as veteran guard Jrue Holiday remains the subject of trade interest around the league. The Celtics have not shut down trade talks centered around Holiday as the team prepares to potentially reconfigure its long-term cap table. The possibility of adding a point guard prospect to begin developing should not be overlooked.”
Florida Gators Final Four hero Walter Clayton Jr. is the likeliest PG of interest to be available with the Celtics’ No. 28 pick.
BYU’s Egor Demin and Illinois’s Kasparas Jakucionis could be potential trade-up candidates for Brad Stevens and Co. if they can get creative and trade into the lottery.