Celtics Send Message to Derrick White Amid Trade Rumors originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Phoenix Suns are reportedly doing "background" work on Kristaps Porzingis as they evaluate their options this offseason.

Some of the teams that are expected to be very active in the offseason are last year's champions, the Celtics, and potentially the Kings are they look to rebuild their roster from a frustrating finish this year that saw them move on from star De'Aaron Fox.

The Boston Celtics were dealt two brutal blows in their second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks. Not only did they lose the series and were eliminated from the playoffs, but they also saw superstar forward Jayson Tatum go down with a torn Achilles.

For all of the talk about the Boston Celtics looking to make major changes to their roster this offseason, the number of quality players they might move on from seemingly keeps dwindling leading up to the start of free agency.

Pritchard also hasn’t been in many trade rumors over the past few weeks, and for good reason. He’s coming off a breakout season where he was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year. Pritchard averaged career-highs with 14.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He also shot 40.7% on 7.8 3-pointers per game.

The Boston Celtics are looking to shed salary this offseason with a new owner taking over. He wants to make sure that the team is below the second apron. With the penalties being so severe for teams being in the second apron,

Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor believes that the Celtics don't want to trade Jaylen Brown and Derrick White, but will listen in on offers.

Brooklyn is the only team that could absorb Holiday’s deal outright into their cap space. Otherwise, the other team involved in acquiring Holiday would need to send out at least $25.9 million in salary for the trade to work under CBA rules if it goes through after July 1st. Holiday is set to make $32.4 million next season.