 All right extension loving Brad Stevens strikes again this time. It's locking up drew holiday reportedly on a four-year 135 million dollar extension couple big takeaways right off the top one Celtics have Pretty much secured their investment now You think about they gave up Robert Williams and Malcolm Brogdon in first round picks to make the deal to bring drew holiday And there was a risk that it could be as little as a year Drew is now Taking that option here off the table and extended at a number that I have to admit I guess that'd be my number two on the takeaway list the number that it comes in average annual value of 33.8 million I actually think he is a little bit lower There does seem to be some bit of compromise here drew is going to take a couple million dollars off of next season's salary Which was going to be about 37 and a half million dollars before bonuses, which when I kicked it up to 39 million dollars Celtics can use that money to help fund a roster that is becoming very very expensive very quickly, and I guess that's the third takeaway here Celtics when you think about Jalen Brown super max will hit the books this year Peyton Pritchard's extension kicks in next year You've got Jason Tatum will sign probably the richest contract in Basketball and that won't kick in for another year after this But then there's a Derek White extension to navigate and so you just start thinking about it and the selfish are becoming very very expensive now They've gotten deals done with both Drew Holiday and Chris Seps-Porzingus that are pretty palpable That will allow you to at least keep this core together For the next, you know, we'll get through and probably get into next year It also depends on what happens this postseason, but you have flexibility in terms of Try to get off that money. I just think you know You probably got your if things would have to go bad to start looking to get under that second apron And try to give yourself ways to navigate this roster but the most important thing is that they get the deal done and Now you go into the summer with a little bit more confidence You're not looking at a situation like in 2019 when Al Horford was able to opt out of that final year and took the money Dad in Philadelphia and kind of left you scrambling to compensate Like I said, I think this gives Drew some peace of mind as well Not only is he secure going into the playoffs, but you start thinking about team USA Over the summer. He's protected long-term With that contract and can sort of go full full go into that to that event Coming off whatever happens in the Celtics offseason, but as I kind of started in this video Brett Stevens just loves extension. We used to joke all the time Danny Ainge was not a fan of Extensions well Brad since he's taken over two-plus seasons here Al Kristops Jalen Prichard Drew Robb Josh Richardson Marcus smart Jason Tatum and Derek Weider up next and Brad really loves kind of getting those pieces and getting them locked up long-term and take some of the Guess work out of out of their mind. Let's them focus on the task at hand And let's face it every little bit of energy you can put towards that quest for banner 18 Especially considering how the team feels right now about its chances is for the best So one more thing another another checkbox checked Here before the Celtics hit the postseason which drew holidays extension finished up