Since the Boston Celtics were eliminated from the 2025 NBA Playoffs, trade talk has swirled among the fan base and the media. Jayson Tatum is set to miss next season due to injury, and the current squad will cost approximately half a billion dollars. Making some moves to retool and shed some salary makes perfect sense, especially if Brad Stevens treats next season as somewhat of a gap year.

Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis and Sam Hauser are the three most cited players in trade talks. All three of them could have interested teams around the league, with Holiday reportedly being coveted by multiple Western Conference rosters. However, on Friday, June 13, ESPN’s Shams Charania noted how the Celtics will ‘one hundred percent’ receive trade offers for Derrick White and Jaylen Brown.

“The Celtics prefer not to trade them, from my understanding, but listen, if they get a big offer, they have to look at everything,” Charania said on the “Pat McAfee Show.” “And I think they’re going to get, you know, offers on the three guys that they’re focused on. They’re going to get offers potentially on Derrick White and Jaylen Brown. And I think between now and the draft and free agency, they’re going to evaluate what makes sense from a value perspective.”

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Charania’s reporting quickly led to a significant amount of chatter among Celtics fans and Celtics media. In a June 13 episode of NESN’s “Hold My Banner,” hosts George Balekji and Travis Thomas shared their thoughts on potentially losing one of White or Brown. They also reacted to some fan-submitted posts from social media, giving their take on fan reactions or trade ideas.

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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: The Celtics’ top stars could be trade targets this summer